The GLACY-e project, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, contributed to the EU Crime Fighting Week 2026 in Brussels, organised under the EU Global Threats Programme. The event brought together a diverse audience from both private and private sector, to exchange on evolving transregional threats and the role of technology, rule of law and international co-operation in addressing them.
GLACY-e contributed to the sessions dedicated to cybercrime and scam centres where discussions focused on the growing complexity of scam-centre operations, combining cyber-enabled fraud, social engineering, financial crime, trafficking and exploitation. Participants addressed emerging risks such as AI-generated persons, deepfakes, recruitment and investment scams, misuse of open-source information, data breaches and the growing mobility of scam operations.
These sessions highlighted the need for a coordinated response involving criminal justice authorities, financial institutions, telecommunications providers, online platforms and civil society. Particular emphasis was placed on public-private co-operation, security by design, improved reporting, victim-centred approaches and stronger cross-border co-operation to secure electronic evidence and disrupt criminal infrastructure.
Through its contribution, GLACY-e reinforced the importance of cybercrime capacity building in helping partner countries in the Global South to respond to increasingly complex forms of online fraud and transnational organised crime.
Council of Europe: Worldwide capacity building