The U.S. Commercial Service Showcase Europe Safety & Security site includes information on pan-European trade events in the safety and security sector, contact information for U.S. Commercial Service Staff in Europe, and the opportunity to request market research on the aviation sector in Europe.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Freedom, Security and Justice is the EU's primary website for security matters.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/index_en.htm

For a summary of Justice and Security activities and relevant links across all European Union institutions:
http://www.europa.eu.int/pol/justice/index_en.htm

Directorate-General Enterprise & Industry maintains the site for EU Security Research initiatives:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/security/index_en.htm

The European Commission's information service, CORDIS, has a security research page at:
http://www.cordis.lu/security/

European think tanks with an interest in security issues:
EastWest Institute
New Defence Agenda
Centre for European Policy Studies

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