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MONEYVAL: Annual Report for 2024 
1 December 2025 (updated 2 months, 1 week ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
Most of the 33 jurisdictions that are subject to MONEYVAL's evaluation procedures have made progress in 2024 aligning their anti-money laundering/countering of terrorism financing laws to FATF standards in a number of areas. However, significant shortcomings remain to be addressed in other key areas. This … Read more
Council of Europe
Russia Withdraws from Anti-Torture Convention 
28 November 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
On 30 October 2025, Russia officially informed the Council of Europe that the country was denouncing the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ECPT). The denunciation will become effective on 1 November 2026 as under Art. 22, … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
CCPE: Opinion on Diversity and Inclusivity and Study on AI 
17 November 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
This news item informs of two key decisions that were taken at the CCPE plenary meeting held on 16/17 October 2025 in Strasbourg: The adoption of Opinion No. 20 (2025) on diversity and inclusivity within prosecution services, and the adoption of the thematic study on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the work of prosecution services. Read more
Council of Europe Consultative Council of European Public Prosecutors (CCPE)
75 Years of the European Convention on Human Rights 
4 November 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
On 4 November 2025, a solemn ceremony at the ECtHR celebrated the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Convention was signed on 4 November 1950 in Rome and has been at the heart of European human rights protection in the (current) 46 member states of the Council of Europe. Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
CoE Parliamentary Assembly Warns against Unregulated Use of AI in Migration Management 
3 November 2025 (updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2025
On 3 October 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted Resolution 2628 (2025) on the use of artificial intelligence in migration, asylum, and border management. While acknowledging that AI can improve efficiency, search and rescue operations, and access to information for migrants … Read more
Council of Europe Artificial Intelligence (AI)
GRECO: Ad hoc Report on Slovakia 
21 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
At the end of August 2025, GRECO published an ad hoc report on recent changes to criminal law and institutional reforms in the Slovak Republic launched in 2024. The report - based on Rule 34 of GRECO's Rules of Procedure (→eucrim 1/2020, 32)- … Read more
Council of Europe Rule of Law Corruption
New GRECO Paper: Effective System for Accessing Official Information Is Essential for Combatting Corruption 
13 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
On occasion of the International Day for universal access to information on 28 September 2025, GRECO published a thematic paper on the right to access to information. GRECO stressed that access to official information and documents is a fundamental tool that helps prevent corruption … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
Spotlight Third Additional Protocol to 1959 MLA Convention 
7 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
At the Minister of Justice Conference, held in Valletta, Malta, on 19 September 2025, the Council of Europe opened for signature a new additional protocol to the 1959 Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The briefly dubbed "Valletta Protocol" aims to reinforce the ability of CoE member states, as well as partner states, to adequately respond to crime. Read more
Council of Europe Judicial Cooperation
Justice Ministers from CoE Member States Commit to Improving Cooperation in Cross-Border Crime 
7 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
At a meeting held in Valletta, Malta, on 19 September 2025, the justice ministers from the Council of Europe member states adopted a declaration designed to foster cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. Read more
Council of Europe Organised Crime Judicial Cooperation
Anniversary of CoE's AI Convention 
30 September 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
On 5 September 2025, the Council of Europe celebrated the first anniversary of the opening for signature of its Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence at a conference in Madrid, Spain. The Council of Europe’s Committee on artificial intelligence (CAI) and the Complutense University of Madrid jointly organised the conference. Academic experts and members of the CAI Bureau shared theoretical and methodological insights on the convention’s key themes. Read more
Council of Europe
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Liechtenstein 
19 September 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
On 27 May 2025, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Liechtenstein. The report evaluates the effectiveness of the measures adopted by the authorities of Liechtenstein to prevent corruption and promote integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
87th CDPC Plenary Meeting: Key Achievements Highlighted 
28 July 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
At its 87th Plenary meeting, the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) took important decisions on the advancement of cooperation and prevention in criminal matters. Read more
Council of Europe European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC)
15 Years of Monitoring Human Trafficking: GRETA’s 2024 General Report 
8 July 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2025
In June 2025, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published its latest general report. This report covers developments in 2024 and marks 15 years of sustained efforts to combat human trafficking in Europe and beyond. Read more
Council of Europe Trafficking in Human Beings
CoE Adopts 2025–2030 Environmental Strategy 
2 June 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2025
The Council of Europe adopted its Strategy on the Environment 2025–2030, setting out a forward-looking vision that links environmental protection with the organisation’s core values of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Read more
Council of Europe Environmental Crime
Spotlight First Monitoring Report of MEDICRIME Convention 
30 May 2025 (updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
On 2 April 2025, the first monitoring report on the implementation of the Council of Europe MEDICRIME Convention was released. The monitoring round has focused on the protection of public health through the MEDICRIME Convention in times of pandemics, including the COVID-19 crisis. The report identified measures in eight thematic areas, including prevention and training as well as investigations and prosecutions of the offences set up in the Convention. Read more
Council of Europe Counterfeiting & Piracy
CoE Convention on Protection of Lawyers Opened for Signature 
15 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
On 13 May 2025, the first-ever international treaty that aims at ensuring better protection of the profession of lawyer was opened for signature by the Council of Europe. Read more
Council of Europe Rule of Law Procedural Safeguards