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The focus of this year's summer school of the European Criminal Law Network centers on the procedural safeguards across the EU and their adequacy in the digital age.

The surveillance of citizens by government agencies is an issue that can affect many areas of everyday life. It regularly provokes controversy, particularly in public discourse. Strikingly, in discussions about the existing powers of security authorities, their possible extension, or even the introduction of entirely …

This news item continues the reporting on key EU/CoE reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact on the protection of the EU’s financial interests, on the EU’s internal security policy, and on criminal law. It covers the period from November 2025 to February 2026 and follows up the overview in eucrim 2/2025, 114-118.

This conference presents the results of a comparative legal study of 14 EU Member States and respective criminal policy guidelines with regard to the risks to the preservation of democracy that are posed by digitalisation. In particular, it discusses whether activities such as the manipulation of public elections through deepfakes and social bots should be criminalised.

This overview continues regular reports in eucrim on the current developments in the implementation of the Digital Markets Act, the EU's legislative framework to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector regulating gatekeepers.

This course will provide a thorough introduction to European information technology law and digital law. Focus will be on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things, cybersecurity, and EU initiatives on access to data in the digital environment.

On 3 December 2025, the Council of Europe opened the Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (CETS No. 228) for signature, marking a significant step in the development of international legal tools to address environmental crime. The new convention seeks to strengthen criminal justice responses to serious environmental harm and promote closer cooperation between states in the investigation and prosecution of such offences.

On 20 January 2026, the European Commission presented a new cybersecurity package aimed at strengthening the European Union’s resilience against cyber threats. The initiative included a proposal for a revised Cybersecurity Act that would repeal and replace Regulation (EU) 2019/881 and significantly expand the EU’s cybersecurity governance framework.