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11th plenary meeting of the MEDICRIME Committee
The MEDICRIME Committee held its 11th plenary meeting on 29 April 2026 in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), advancing international efforts to combat the falsification of medical products and related crimes. With more than 80 participants the plenary meeting demonstrated the high level of...
2026 MEDICRIME Conference
In response to the escalating threat posed by counterfeit medical products and related crimes, the Council of Europe has called on countries across Europe and beyond to accede to the Medicrime Convention. This rise in fake medicines represents a clear risk to public health. This appeal was made...
MEDICRIME Convention presented as a key tool to tackle online sales of falsified medical products in Belgrade
From 10 to 12 March 2026, the MEDICRIME Convention was highlighted as an effective instrument in the fight against the online sale of falsified medical products during a workshop held in Belgrade, Serbia. Organised under the EU funded project “Support for Internal Market”, the event brought...
MEDICRIME Convention and EMVO join forces to combat pharmaceutical crime
On 6 March 2026, the MEDICRIME Convention was presented at the EMVS Forum in Brussels (Belgium). Organised by the European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) in partnership with the National Medicines Verification Organisations (NMVOs), the event brought together a diverse range of key...
Meeting with the private sector ahead of Chisinau Regional Conference: fighting falsification and diversion
A meeting with the private sector was organised to prepare for the upcoming conference in Chisinau, Moldova, on 28 April 2026. The dialogue focused on the rising sophistication of falsification and diversion affecting medical products and underlined the value of closer international cooperation....
Information meeting for French-speaking countries on the Working Group on “unauthorised removal, including theft, of medical products from the supply chain”
An information meeting to engage French-speaking countries in the efforts of the Working Group on the “unauthorised removal, including theft, from the medical supply chain of medical products” took place on 21 January 2025. The session brought together representatives from Benin, Burkina Faso,...
10th plenary meeting of the MEDICRIME Committee
The MEDICRIME Committee held its 10th plenary meeting on 9–10 December 2025 in Strasbourg, advancing international efforts to combat the falsification of medical products and related crimes. With more than 85 participants the 10th plenary meeting of the MEDICRIME Committee demonstrated the high...
Promotion of the MEDICRIME Convention in Colombia
Within the framework of the Reykjavik Declaration, which calls for actively advancing compliance with the Organisation’s ambitious standards beyond European borders, the Council of Europe Secretariat held a meeting with Colombian authorities to advance the accession of the MEDICRIME Convention....
First Working Group meeting on Unauthorised Removal, including theft, from the medical supply chain of medical products
The first meeting of the Working Group on “Unauthorised removal, including theft, from the supply chain of medical products” took place on 22 October 2025 in Paris, in a hybrid format. The meeting marked the launch of the Group’s mandate to prepare a report, a Guidance Note for adoption by the...
Building customs capacity to combat falsified medical products
Around 100 customs officers from the International Association of French-Speaking Customs Officials (AIDF) received a presentation on the MEDICRIME Convention at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 24 October 2025. The session highlighted the Convention’s main objectives, principal criminal...
