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On 10 July 2025, Europol and the Public Security Directorate (PSD) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed a Working Arrangement to support EU Member States and Jordan in preventing and combating serious and organised crime and terrorism. The arrangement establishes a structured legal framework …

At the end of May 2025, Operation ENDGAME, ongoing since 2024, led to the takedown of Initial Access Malware. This malware was being used for initial infection, helping cybercriminals to enter victims’ systems unnoticed and download more malware, such as ransomware, onto their devices. …

The seminar will address the legal and ethical considerations of emerging technologies, providing a framework for legal practitioners to address the challenges posed by the rapid evolution of legal tech.

As digital transformation accelerates and cybercrime becomes increasingly sophisticated, governments across Europe are constantly assessing how to enhance law enforcement capabilities, bolster security, and foster innovative collaboration between public and private actors.

This online seminar will provide legal practitioners with a detailed update on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with relevance for criminal law and criminal procedure. It will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on developments in 2024 and 2025.

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.