81st COLPOFER General Assembly in Berlin highlights railway security, resilience and military mobility From 10 to 12 June 2026, the 81st COLPOFER General Assembly was held in Berlin, with DB AG hosting a three-day programme that included a networking session at DB Headquarters, the main General Assembly, and a technical visit to the DB Sicherheit Training Center in Schöneweide. The Assembly was h...
On 3 June 2026, the COLPOFER Graffiti Working Group brought together railway security professionals in Olten, Switzerland, for a full day of practical exchange hosted by SBB. The meeting gathered 18 participants from 10 countries, confirming the Working Group’s growing role as a forum for operational cooperation, peer learning, and the sharing of effective responses to graffiti-related threats ac...
On 28 May 2026, the WG Managing Events & Control Room met in Brussels, hosted by SNCB’s Corporate Security Service, bringing together representatives from SNCF, NS, DB, FS, Eurostar, UIC and UITP for a full day of operational exchange on security coordination and control room cooperation. The session focused on crisis and incident communication as well as the Business Continuity Plan (BCP), confi...
Over this meeting in Rome, Working Group members shared updates on the current security situation in their respective countries, providing an overview of threat trends and operational challenges at European level. The session also focused on Public Access Trauma Kits (PAKs), discussing their potential deployment in railway stations and transport hubs as a concrete measure to strengthen immediate ...
On 15 April 2026, the second meeting of the Working Group on the “Critical Entities Resilience (CER)” Directive was held at the headquarters of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane in Rome. During the meeting, participants shared updates on the transposition and implementation of the Directive in their respective countries, highlighting differences in national governance models as well as common challen...
COLPOFER, a special group of the International Union of Railways (UIC), participated in the 20th UIC World Security Congress held in Rabat. During the event, we shared insights on the importance of strong international cooperation in railway security and highlighted how COLPOFER’s collaborative approach contributes to safer rail networks worldwide. Our presentation aimed to inspire dialogue and r...
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The 80th COLPOFER General Assembly, kindly hosted by PKP PLK in Warsaw, addressed one of the most relevant themes nowadays: "Railway Security of the eastern flank of the European Union". Significant keynote speeches by representatives of the Polish Border Guard, the SOK, FRONTEX and EU Commission's DG-MOVE provided the audience with an in-depth knowledge on operational activities performed with t...
On June 18–19, 2025, the historic Pietrarsa Railway Museum hosted the second COLPOFER Symposium, gathering 47 representatives from 21 organizations across 17 countries. Organized by Ferrovie dello Stato, the event provided a platform for collaboration among railway operators, law enforcement, and institutional stakeholders to address emerging security challenges. The symposium focused on three cr...
After the significant experience of the 1st COLPOFER-RAILPOL Symposium, the 79th COLPOFER General Assembly and the 2nd COLPOFER-RAILPOL Symposium were successfully held on June 18 and 19, 2025, at the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa (Naples). During the General Assembly, the Director of Corporate Security at DB, Patrick Hennies, was elected as Vice President of COLPOFER in place of Frank Rei...
On 23 October 2024 during the 78th COLPOFER General Assembly in Brussels, Salvatore Iannicelli, Chief Security Officer at FS SpA, was elected Chairman of COLPOFER. Here are his words in the heat of the moment: «I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to the members of the COLPOFER Board for the support and trust. I feel honoured for having been assigned a leading role in this Association which I’ll ...