News about COVID-19

At the WOAH Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction, the EU CBRN CoE held a side event Leveraging the expertise of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence to strengthen One Health approaches in reducing biological threats.

A large-scale multi-country exercise was conducted in the border city of Ungheni, Moldova under the auspices of the EU CBRN Centre of Excellence Project 106 – Tabletops, Exercises, Simulations and Trainings (TEST).

Libya has taken a major step in enhancing its safety and security protocols by formally approving its first-ever Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) National Action Plan (NAP).

Dar es Salaam played host to a powerful convergence of biosafety expertise and regional collaboration. From 15-17 July 2025, 22 biosafety officers, laboratory managers, and regulators from across East and Central Africa came together for a Regional Workshop on ISO 35001:2019.

The course marks a milestone in EU-supported efforts to strengthen Moldova’s justice and security response to CBRN threats

Sixteen national trainers certified in EU-supported training to deliver specialised CBRN legal and forensic training across Ukraine

CBRN reforms accelerate as Moldova builds capacity, updates legislation, and plans joint exercises

The concept for this new global programme was developed with EU support and is now being tested in several countries, most recently in Uganda, with strong results

Targeted at 22 officers from 11 countries, the EU-supported five-day operational exercise in Kenya promoted cross-border collaboration to combat the smuggling with potential for use in bioterrorism