On 24 and 25 February 2025, the city of Nice has welcomed about 50 participants for a last PACTESUR2 workshop to improve the security continuum in Europe. This event took place in various locations: theoretical sessions chaired by Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, were held in the Mediterranean University Center, practical sessions took place in Nice Municipal Police Training Center La Glacière on Monday afternoon and Arnaud Beltrame training center on Tuesday afternoon.
The official launch was chaired by Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, Anthony Borré, First Deputy Mayor of Nice, and Pablo Enrique Rodriguez-Perez, General Director of Madrid Police, who insisted all on the imperious necessity to foster cooperation between European Municipal Polices.
The first session was dedicated to the state of the art of public/private security continuum in Europe from both points of view of public and private stakeholders.
The first afternoon took place in Nice Municipal Police Training La Glacière Center with different demonstration workshops and the work on practical cases on the virtual intervention simulator funded by the Internal Security Fund.
The second session was chaired by Véronique Borré, Deputy Director General of the City of Nice with the presentation of the Agency for Safety, Environment and Risk Management created by the Metropolis Nice Côte d’Azur to ensure a common response to all types of crisis.
The next session was dedicated to the role of citizens in the safety continuum, the level of culture of safety in the different European countries and the ways to reinforce trust in local police forces.
The second afternoon took place in Nice Municipal Police Training Arnaud Beltrame Center with practical exercises on the safety continuum including the use of drones.
