The security of the European Union’s eastern flank relies on far more than just the physical integrity of the border line. True, long-term stability requires agile emergency response mechanisms, resilient strategic infrastructure, and close synergy between local governments, security services, and European institutions. This session addresses actionable frameworks to prepare border regions for crisis scenarios and evolving hybrid threats.

Key Topics & Discussion Points:

• Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Countering Hybrid Threats: How can municipal facilities, transport nodes, and energy grids be safeguarded against disruption while establishing rapid-response protocols?

• Civil-Military and Multi-Level Cooperation: How can we effectively integrate the operational procedures of border security forces, regional governments, and specialized EU agencies (such as FRONTEX and Hybrid CoE)?

• Joint Crisis Coordination and Early-Warning Systems: Does the EU’s external border require centralized cross-border crisis coordination hubs and interoperable situational awareness networks?

• Financing Resilient Infrastructure: How can cohesion policy funding, specialized security instruments, and public-private capital be leveraged to finance critical infrastructure that protects citizens on a daily basis?

Why Attend?

An essential session for local and regional leaders, emergency planning directors, uniformed services, public administration officials, and infrastructure managers tasked with civil protection, security planning, and territorial resilience.

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