Workshop with representatives of faith-based institutions - The Hague on October 26-27, 2022
The ProSPeReS project has a goal in the security at places of worship and it’s funded by the European Union. This time, experts from partners 6 EU countries met in The Hague, the Netherlands at the workshop organized by DISSS to present the current project’s developments in measures for increasing the protection and discuss it with the “end-users”. Experts, representatives of services responsible for security and public order as well as leaders of religious communities discussed the prepared recommendations for reducing the possibility of unwanted incidents at places of worship – taking into account the risks associated with a potential terrorist attack.
On the first day leaders of the activities in WP3 and WP4 presented the guidelines, procedures, recommendations and tools elaborated in the project. Then, during the interactive part the participants discussed issues related to administration and management of the religious sites. The lively discussion was accompanied by a search for effective ways to mitigate actual and potential threats. The invited guests, who were leaders and representatives of religious communities, including the Catholic Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Jewish Communities, the Evangelic Church in Finland and Muslim Communities expressed their opinions on the implemented solutions.
On the second day of the session, a working meeting of the coordinators of the various work packages was held, at which they discussed, among other things, the shape of the future guide containing a set of recommendations, which are especially dedicated for the administrators of religious facilities. Then the workshop participants had the opportunity to visit religious facilities in The Hague, which is a multi-religious city inhabited by representatives of various religions.
Workshop with representatives of faith-based institutions in Hague
