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The Council of Europe’s Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) holds its 89th plenary meeting in Strasbourg
The CDPC welcomed the forthcoming opening for signature of the Additional Protocol to the Warsaw Convention (CETS No. 198) scheduled for 14 October 2026 in Strasbourg, on the margins of the Octopus Conference on cybercrime. The Committee also participated in the launch event for CM/Rec(2026)2...
Council of Europe adopts the Additional Protocol to the Warsaw Convention
The Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure, and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198; Warsaw Convention) was adopted at the 135th Session of the Committee of Ministers, held in Chişinău, Republic of...
Serious overcrowding and increasing proportions of older and women detainees in European prisons
The Council of Europe’s newly released 2025 annual penal statistics on prison populations (SPACE I), show that many European countries are failing to address the serious prison overcrowding they face. In many others prisons are close to full capacity following an increase in their prison...
89th Plenary meeting of the PC-OC, Council of Europe’s Committee on international cooperation in criminal matters
The Committee of Experts on the Operation of the European Conventions on Cooperation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC) held its 89th meeting from the 19th to the 21st of May 2026 in Strasbourg. The PC-OC discussed a range of issues based on concrete experiences relating to judicial co-operation raised...
From standards to action: Council of Europe launches new Recommendation on accountability for technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
On 10 June 2026, from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm CET, the Council of Europe will launch Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on accountability for technology-facilitated violence against women and girls at a hybrid event in Strasbourg and online.
1st meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on combatting the smuggling of migrants (PC-TM)
The Committee of Experts on combatting the smuggling of migrants (PC-TM) held its first meeting on 28-29 April 2026 in hybrid form, marked the start of work on drafting of a Recommendation on deterring and fighting the smuggling of migrants (SoM), through legal means and other actions, and on...
Council of Europe’s Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) Bureau and ad hoc Plenary meeting on FIMI
The Bureau of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) met on 26–27 March 2026, followed by an ad hoc Plenary meeting of the CDPC on the morning of 27 March, opened by Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Gianluca Esposito. A central focus was the feasibility study...
Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Combatting the Smuggling of Migrants (PC-TM) to hold 1st Plenary Meeting
The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Combatting the Smuggling of Migrants (PC-TM), a subordinate body of the Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), will hold its first plenary meeting on 28–29 April 2026 in Strasbourg, France, bringing together delegates from Council of Europe member...
Accountability for Technology-facilitated Violence against Women and Girls: New Council of Europe Recommendation
The Council of Europe has issued recommendations to its 46 member States aimed at ensuring accountability for technology-facilitated violence against women and girls. The Recommendation is the first international legal standard focused on this topic. The stress on accountability emphasises the...
New Council of Europe convention marks milestone in the fight against environmental crime
In a landmark move for global environmental protection, the Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law was today opened for signature. It provides the foundation for a coherent criminal-justice response by states to environmental crime, including across borders. This...
Promoting the Rule of Law and European standards in the field of Criminal and Penitentiary Law
