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Anticipating the future, both in terms of threats and opportunities offered by new emerging technologies is a real challenge. Having the capacity to depict plausible futures, to identify upcoming risks and to propose early responses can be of invaluable help to decision makers.

We are pleased to invite you to the RAN Practitioners webinar on ‘Trends and developments in narratives and recruitment techniques online’ that will take place on 27 March 2024 from 10.00 to 11:35 (CET).

Commissioner Johansson was in Berlin on 21 February and Warsaw on 26 February. In Berlin, she discussed the new Pact on Migration and Asylum in the Bundestag EU committee, and in Warsaw, she met with the Polish Minister of the Interior to discuss the EU’s support for Poland in hosting refugees.

The aim of this meeting is to provide guidelines for practitioners on dealing with borderline content while (re)building public trust in their P/CVE work.

On 29 February, Commissioner Johansson hosted the 9th annual EU Internet Forum Ministerial Meeting in Brussels. The Forum addressed challenges posed by Generative Artificial Intelligence in combatting violent extremist and terrorist content, as well as child sexual abuse, online.

Foundation Ukraine is an NGO providing support to migrants and refugees in Lower Silesia, Poland. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the organisation started implementing a new EU co-funded project to support the Polish authorities with the reception and integration of people displaced from Ukraine.

New data for trafficking in human beings shows a 41% increase compared to the previous year. This may be the result of higher detection rates of victims thanks to awareness raising actions to prevent trafficking of those fleeing Ukraine. However, the detection of victims remains of key importance.

Unlocking insights into the complexities of accessing autonomous housing for applicants and beneficiaries of international protection, the EMN's latest inform highlights challenges faced by these groups and support services available to ease the transition and access to autonomous housing.

This 24 February marks two years from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also marks two years of unwavering EU solidarity towards Ukraine and the over 4 million people living under temporary protection in the EU. Find out about the EU funded projects that set new standards for humanitarian reception.