Strengthening the understanding and mitigation of risks of criminal abuse associated with Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers

The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Union, convened a two-day regional workshop on “Assessing, managing and mitigating the risks of criminal abuse associated with virtual assets and virtual assets service providers”. The event brought together key stakeholders from supervisory...

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Annual MedSPAD Committee Meeting in Paris Strengthens Cooperation in Data Collection on Substance Use and Addictive Behaviour in the Mediterranean Region

The Committee of the Mediterranean School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (MedSPAD) held its annual meeting in Paris, France, to review progress and plan future steps in monitoring adolescent substance use and addictive behaviours across the southern Mediterranean region. The event...

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Join the first edition in French of the HEY course on sport "Towards responsible, safe, inclusive and ethical sport"!

The North-South Centre is calling for applications for the French-language edition of the HEY course on sport "Towards responsible, safe, inclusive and ethical sport", which will run online from 30 June to 27 July 2025. Through this course, developed as part of the HEY Programme in partnership...

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International Seminar

Legal certainty and the quality of law: Concepts, Challenges, and Comparative Perspectives

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, organised in co-operation with the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), an international seminar on "Legal Certainty and the Quality of Law: Concepts, Challenges, and...

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Egyptian Public Prosecution Office hosts first-ever launch of HELP Course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters

For the first time, 20 prosecutors who participated in this event, will take part in the Council of Europe online course exploring fundamental principles of international judicial cooperation. The event was officially opened by Counselor Amr Abdelazem, Director of the Criminal Research and...

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Southern mediterranean exchange on asset recovery, seized asset management, and the role of international cooperation

The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Union and in coordination with the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-corruption Commission (JIACC) and the Anti-money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Unit (Jordanian FIU) convened a two-day roundtable with representatives of the...

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HELP Course Launch Promotes International Cooperation in Criminal Matters across the EU and the Southern Mediterranean

The HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters (ICCM) was launched on 23 and 24 April, at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, Portugal. For the first time, 55 judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and representatives of ministries of justice from European Union member states and the Southern...

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National Data Protection Authorities in the Southern Mediterranean Join Forces to Strengthen Regional Cooperation

The Council of Europe and the Arab Information & Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO) co-organised a regional conference for national authorities responsible for the protection of personal data in the Southern Mediterranean on 15 and 16 April 2025 in Tunis. This first collaboration...

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Strengthening cooperation with Arab ICT Organisation

The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation between AICTO and the Council of Europe through the South Programme V and CyberSouth+. Discussions also covered joint efforts to organise a regional conference for personal data protection authorities, scheduled for April 15–16, 2025, in Tunis. This...

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HEY

Development starts on the HEY course on value-based sports and sports integrity

A new course on value-based sports and sports integrity is being developed as part of the North-South Centre’s Human Rights Education for Youth (HEY) programme. The aim of the course is to raise young people's awareness of human rights and related legal issues in the field of sport, based on the...

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