Advancing data protection and AI governance in the Southern Mediterranean region
The Council of Europe and the ICT Academy of the Office of the Commissioner of Communications of Cyprus brought together high-level representatives of data protection authorities and national authorities responsible for AI governance from across the Southern Mediterranean and Europe on 23-24 June...
Council of Europe workshop sheds light on religion-based intolerance in the digital environment
Strasbourg, 19 June 2026 - The fight against intolerance and discrimination is a cornerstone of the Council of Europe’s mission, reinforced by decades of European Court of Human Rights case law, binding treaties, Committee of Ministers’ recommendations, and ECRI standards. Addressing intolerance...
CyberEast+ and CyberUA: Ukrainian authorities and private sector actors enhanced their co-operation through joining a cybercrime exercise
The ongoing aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, reflected in increasing cyberattacks, including against critical infrastructure, remains one of the key challenges in the Eastern Partnership region. In order to respond to this type of hybrid cyber war, and to improve the...
Albania Signs the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence
Albania signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225) on 15 June 2026. This brings the total number of signatories up to 21, to date. The Framework Convention is the first-ever international legally...
50th plenary meeting of the Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD)
The Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD) held its 50th Plenary Meeting in Strasbourg from 9 to 11 June 2026 which was opened by Matthias Kloth, Head of Digital Governance and Sport Department from the Secretariat. The Committee congratulated the Republic of Moldova on depositing the instrument of...
From evidence acquisition to analysis: CyberSEE workshop strengthens regional digital forensics capacities
Between 9 and 11 June 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised the Regional workshop on basic digital forensics – from evidence acquisition to analysis and reporting, in Dürres, Albania. The event brought together 24 practitioners from law...
Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action and CyberSEE Project: Strengthening the capacities of magistrates to address cybercrime and electronic evidence remains a key priority
A group of 29 judicial magistrates from across Kosovo* gathered in Istog on 9-10 June 2026 for the second edition of the Introductory training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence, organised under the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project and CyberSEE Project in co-operation with the...
CyberEast+: Eastern Partnership stakeholders took stock of the current achievements and discussed the upcoming priorities during the fourth Steering Committee meeting of the project
The CyberEast+ project, a joint initiative of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, held its fourth Steering Committee meeting on 5 June 2026 in Strasbourg, France. The meeting gathered law enforcement officials, legislators, representatives from the European Commission, alongside...
T-CY adopts mapping study on virtual assets and endorses CyberSPEX templates for the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol
The Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) held its 34th Plenary meeting in Strasbourg on 3–4 June 2026, marking the Committee's 20th anniversary and welcoming Aisling Kelly as the new Head of the Cybercrime Division and Executive Secretary of the T-CY. Among the key outcomes of the meeting, the...
Countries urged to review reservations that limit prosecution for AI-generated abuse material
Creating, altering and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material is criminalised under Council of Europe conventions
The Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and the Committee of the parties to the Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse have issued a joint statement following a session held on 2 June 2026 in Strasbourg addressing the growing...
Protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in the digital environment
