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Safe digital environments: Pompidou Group’s advancing action on the mental health and wellbeing of children and youth online
Policymakers, researchers and practitioners from the Pompidou Group member States and internationally gathered in Vienna and online on 2–3 June 2026 for a thematic seminar dedicated to the topic of online and digital addictions....
Europe strengthens co-operation on drug policy and addictions at Pompidou Group meeting in Vienna
How can Europe respond more effectively to organised crime linked to drug trafficking, protect human rights, and tackle emerging forms of addiction in an increasingly digital world? These questions were at the centre of the 98th meeting of the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, held in...
Pompidou Group adopts new Guidelines to strengthen member States' response to drug-related organised crime (OC-DT)
The Permanent Correspondents of the Pompidou Group have adopted new Guidelines designed to strengthen member States’ response to Organised Crime linked to Drug Trafficking, while ensuring full respect for human rights.
What are the implications for human rights in immersive realities?
Council of Europe conference explores the effect of XR on democracy
Council of Europe helps bring global Cyber Games and Digital Security Challenge to Africa
Top cybercrime and cybersecurity experts from almost 50 countries working together in a competing environment in Marrakesh, Morocco
12 years of co-operation between Romania and the Council of Europe to strengthen capacities in the field of cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) of the Council of Europe, based in Bucharest, is celebrating its 12th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, a meeting was held in Bucharest on...
Protecting human rights in the digitalisation of social welfare systems
Speech delivered on the occasion of the Side event: "Digitalisation of social protection systems in Europe -The promise of efficiency versus the reality of exclusion" of the High level...
How does European law protect us from "junk food" advertisements?
New European Audiovisual Observatory publication on advertising of “junk food” in European and national law
Council of Europe calls for stronger co-operation and balanced drug policies at the 69th CND Session
Today, 10 March 2026, in Vienna, Ambassador Gerhard DOUJAK, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Vienna, delivered a statement on behalf of the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group)....
The Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions at the 69th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs: advancing human rights-based drug policies
From 9 to 13 March 2026, the international drug policy community will gather in Vienna for the 69th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). As the capital city for the Presidency of the Council of Europe’s International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (2026–2027), Vienna...
Ukraine adapts platform regulation and legal safeguards against disinformation and foreign interference
New European Audiovisual Observatory report comes out in the context of war and EU integration
Ukraine adapts its audiovisual regulation to safeguard against disinformation and foreign interference (FIMI)
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe, has just published a new report on platform regulation, disinformation, and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in Ukraine. Ukraine, under extreme pressure from the Russian war of aggression, has evolved its...
CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, GLACY-e, CYBERKOP Action & Octopus Projects: The CyberVAW Conference - strengthening women’s leadership against cyberviolence
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe in cooperation with the CyberSouth+, GLACY-e, Octopus Projects and CyberKOP Action, with the support of criminal...
Netherlands funds Council of Europe action against cybercrime
The Government of the Netherlands has made a voluntary contribution of €50 000 to support the Council of Europe action against cybercrime.
Global cybercrime experts meet at Council of Europe 2025 conference
From 4 to 6 June 2025, the Council of Europe is bringing together over 500 leading cybercrime experts from around the world in Strasbourg to address current challenges, review the global landscape of cybercrime legislation, exchange knowledge, sharpen tools and reinforce partnerships and...
Council of Europe hosts European Dialogue on Internet Governance in Strasbourg
The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, will host the European Dialogue on Internet Governance 2025 (EuroDIG) in Strasbourg from 12 to 14 May. Held under the theme “Safeguarding human rights by balancing...
Octopus Conference: Registration and Youth Competition deadlines extended to 10 May 2025
Given the considerable interest from across the globe, the Octopus Conference Secretariat has extended the deadline to register for in-person participation and submit entries for the Youth and Cybercrime Competition to 10 May 2025, 23h59 CEST, Strasbourg time. The conference will feature...
Council of Europe to host European Dialogue on Internet Governance
The European Dialogue on Internet Governance 2025 (EuroDIG) will take place in Strasbourg from 12 to 14 May, hosted by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Luxembourg Presidency of...
Protecting Democracy in the Digital Age
Disinformation is no longer just a political issue — it’s a digital epidemic. From fake news to deepfakes, online manipulation threatens to undermine trust, dialogue, and democratic institutions. The Council of Europe invites young innovators from across Europe to take on this challenge through...
European Audiovisual Observatory's Key Trends 2025 report just published
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