Horizon Europe: Civil Security for Society

About Horizon Europe: Civil Security for Society

The purpose of the Horizon Europe: Civil security for society is to support the implementation of EU policy priorities relating to security, including cybersecurity, and disaster risk reduction and resilience. In addition, it will build on lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis in terms of prevention, mitigation, preparedness and capacity building for crises (including health crises) and in improving cross-sectoral aspects of such crises.

Possibilities within Horizon Europe: Civil security for society

Horizon Europe: Civil security for society has defined six specific destinations or impact areas that projects should target:

Destination – Better protect the EU and its citizens against Crime and Terrorism

 Aimed at fighting crime and terrorism more effectively, particularly through better prevention of crime and enhanced investigation capabilities concerning both traditional crime and cybercrime, as well as better protection of citizens from violent attacks in public spaces.

Destination – Effective management of EU external borders

Aimed at ensuring strong European land, air and sea external borders by developing strong capabilities for systematic checks at external borders respecting rights. Better defense against identity and document frauds.

Destination – Resilient infrastructure

Should contribute to: Ensured resilience of large-scale interconnected systems infrastructures in case of complex attacks, pandemics or natural and man-made disasters.

Destination – Increased Cybersecurity

Are aimed at strengthening EU cybersecurity capacities and European Union sovereignty in digital technologies building more resilient digital infrastructures, systems and processes with increased software, hardware and supply chain security.
 

Destination - A Disaster-Resilient Society for Europe

Aimed at achieving an enhanced understanding and improved knowledge and situational awareness of disaster- related risks by citizens, empowered to act, thus raising the resilience of European society and a more efficient cross-sectoral, cross-disciplines, cross-border coordination of the disaster risk management cycle.
 

Destination – SSRI (Strengthened Security Research and Innovation)

Is a cross-cutting R&I action that will support all of the above expected impacts while achieving a more effective and efficient evidence-based development of EU civil security capabilities.