CDNET Chair addresses AI and human rights at UN Business and Human Rights regional forum
The Chair of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on New and Emerging Digital Technologies (CDNET), Mario Hernández Ramos, participated in the session “AI & Human Rights: Managing Risks and Seizing Opportunities” at the UN Business and Human Rights Regional Forum for Western Europe in...
CyberEast+: Azerbaijani authorities stepped further and finalised the Standard Operating Procedures for co-operation between cybersecurity and law enforcement representatives
A two-day Forum dedicated to enhancing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for co-operation between Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) and law enforcement agencies convened in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 15 to 16 September 2026. The event was supported by the CyberEast+, a joint...
Seventh Underground Economy Conference convenes at Council of Europe’s headquarters: advancing global co-operation against cybercrime
From 7 to 10 September 2026, the Council of Europe, together with Team Cymru, its longstanding partner, co-organised the seventh edition of the Underground Economy Conference in Strasbourg, France. Building on its role as a global hub for law enforcement, cybersecurity professionals, private...
CyberEast+: Armenian counterparts updated and finalised the Standard Operating Procedures for co-operation between cybersecurity and law enforcement representatives
A two-day Forum dedicated to enhancing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for co-operation between Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) and law enforcement agencies convened in Yerevan, Armenia, from 3 to 4 September 2026. The event was supported by the CyberEast+, a joint project...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX: 11th INTERPOL Americas Working Group on cybercrime strengthens regional and operational co-operation
The 11th Meeting of the INTERPOL Americas Working Group of Heads of Cybercrime Units took place from 31 August to 4 September 2026 in Asunción, Paraguay, bringing together 70 representatives from 19 countries across the Americas and 13 representatives from public and private organisations to...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX projects: Mexican criminal justice experts strengthen cybercrime and e-evidence skills through training and practical tools
From 2 to 4 September 2026, the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Querétaro, Mexico, organised an introductory course on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The training, developed within the framework of the GLACY-e and CyberSPEX projects,...
Framework Convention Marks Two Years: Anniversary Conference to Advance Trustworthy AI
On 5 September 2026, the Council of Europe marks the second anniversary of the opening for signature of its Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the first-ever international legally binding treaty in this field. Two years after its...
G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities (DPA) Roundtable
The 2026 G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities (DPA) Roundtable took place in Paris from June 23 to 26, 2026, hosted by France's CNIL. The G7 data protection and privacy authorities are working together to identify common challenges and opportunities, to adapt flexibly to ongoing...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX: Asian hub countries meet in Bucharest to consolidate their regional roles and discuss the Second Additional Protocol with EU member states
From 17 to 19 August 2026, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) convened a three-day regional meeting in Bucharest, bringing together the two Asian hub countries of the GLACY-e project - the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Organised jointly under the GLACY-e and CyberSPEX...
Deadline: 11 August 2026 at 16h00 Kyiv time (GMT+3)
Call for Tenders: provision of specialised IT software services for Ukraine
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the CyberUA project, on strengthening capacities on electronic evidence of war crimes and gross human rights violations in Ukraine. The project is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe's Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026 and...
Protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in the digital environment
