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This hybrid seminar will provide participants with detailed knowledge on legal aspects of restrictive measures applied by the European Union, including the recent jurisprudence of the CJEU. Moreover, the EU guidelines on the implementation and evaluation of restrictive measures, as well as best practice in the implementation of such restrictive measures, will be analysed and placed within the wider international context of sanctions imposed by other governments and entities.

The aim of this year’s annual conference is to present the first steps of the AMLA and its consolidation and to give practical insights to the participants.  Regulators from the European and national level will discuss the first steps of the AMLA, whereas representants from other institutions will share their knowledge regarding supervisory convergence and coordination of the AMLA with other institutions.

This seminar provides concise, intensive training in strategic fundamental rights litigation. In 1.5 days, participants gain up to-date theoretical knowledge on the admissibility criteria of the regional courts and receive practical advice regarding the litigation at the CJEU and ECtHR.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In April 2025, Statewatch published a report entitled "Automating Authority - Artificial Intelligence in European Police and Border Regimes". The report explores the scene how police, border and criminal justice agencies take advantage of AI tools for their daily work and how the EU creates …

At the end of June 2025, civil liberties organisation Statewatch published a report that aggregates in-depth research conducted in Belgium, France, Germany, and Spain on the use and operation of automated decision-making systems and databases for "prediction", profiling and risk assessments in policing.In each …

Internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into the right-wing French party Front National/Rassemblement National and its party leaders have led to court rulings. On 31 March 2025, a criminal court in Paris found Marine Le Pen (daughter of former party leader Jean-Marie Le …