The first security research program under Horizon Europe, deadline 23.11.2021, whose additional information can be accessed at the link https://ec. europa. eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021-2022/wp-6-civil-security-for-society_horizon-2021-2022_en. pdf , includes calls for proposals aimed at improving the resilience of critical infrastructures , the most relevant in this sense being:

• European infrastructures and their autonomy protected against systemic risks (this call seeks a project proposal to enhance EU-wide systemic resilience against cyber and physical threats, taking into account cross-border and cross-sector interdependencies, with the participation of at least 3 government ministries or authorities,
• Ensuring the resilience of infrastructures in the event of a pandemic (the consortium must include at least one operator of a critical infrastructure, as well as an organization dealing with infectious diseases),
• Knowledge Networks for Security Research and Innovation: Resilient Infrastructure (the project creates a network of experts that should provide advice on future requirements and developments for infrastructure resilience, a network that should identify current capacity gaps).

Also on this occasion, we inform you that CEPOL will organize a course on the protection of critical infrastructures and cyber security, which will take place between 11-15.10.2021 in the town of Buzău, deadline 24.09.2021, additional information can be obtained by accessing the link https://ec. europa. eu/echo/funding-evaluations/financing-civil-protection/calls-for-proposals_en . This course aims to critical infrastructure protection and cyber security and is intended for law enforcement and intelligence officers working in counterterrorism and cyber security, with a focus on critical infrastructure protection.