Event Name: TechWatch Forum – Understanding Extremism in Gaming & Virtual Communities Date: 07 November 2025 Location: Online (hosted by Europol) Organisers: Europol European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) / EU Internet Referral Unit The GEMS Project was invited to present at the special online edition of Europol’s TechWatch Forum focused on extremism in gaming and virtual communities. Prof. Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic (Principal Investigator, GEMS) and Dr. Neven Vukic (Pro

Event Name: EU Internet Forum Technical Meeting – Preventing Terrorist and Violent Extremist Exploitation of Gaming and Related Platforms Date: 13 November 2025 Location: Closed meeting (hybrid/remote participation) Organisers: European Commission (DG HOME), under the EU Internet Forum (EUIF) framework The EU Internet Forum (EUIF), launched in 2015 and led by the European Commission, brings together EU Member States, law enforcement (notably Europol’s EU IRU), tech compan

Event Name: South-East Asia Regional Meeting on Preventing and Countering the Spread of Violent Extremism on Gaming, Gaming-Adjacent, and Other Online Platforms Targeting Youth in South-East Asia Date: 28–30 October 2025 Location: Singapore (GEMS participation via Zoom) Organisers: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Terrorism Prevention Branch and Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in partnership with the European Union and the Government of Singap

Event Name: Video Games Europe Trust & Safety Meeting Date: 20 October 2025 Location: Closed industry meeting (format not specified) Organisers: Video Games Europe (VGE) The GEMS Project was invited to present at a closed Trust & Safety meeting organised by Video Games Europe, the leading trade body representing major European video game publishers and national associations. Representatives from the GEMS consortium introduced the Horizon Europe-funded project, its core ob

Event Name: Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Annual Conference 2025 Date: 17–19 October 2025 Location: University of Galway, Galway, Ireland Organisers: Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI), hosted by University of Galway Dr. Neven Vukic (Project Manager and Gaming Expert, GEMS Project, Trinity College Dublin) presented a paper titled “Extremists Play Games Too: Gaming References in Extremist Discourse.” Drawing on primary-source analysis of extre

Event Name: EU–Japan Law Enforcement Study Visit: Next-Level Policing – Terrorism and Gaming Platforms Date: 16–17 September 2025...

Event Name: Navigating the Nexus of Gaming and Extremism Date: 26 - 27 June 2025 Location: European Parliament Offices in Athens, Athens,...

The South-East Europe Programme of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) is hosting the ENgaGE Symposium , a...

Darren Martin (An Garda Síochána) Presenting at the Singapore hosts EU-Southeast Asia symposium on youth radicalisation Event Name: EU -...

Date: 20-23 December 2024 Location: Porto, Portugal Organiser: Centre for Diplomatic Advancement The World Youth Forum 2024 was organized...

Photo: Rikon Date: 11-13 October 2024 Location: Exportdrvo, Rijeka, Croatia Organised by: Rikon, Rijeka On 12 October 2024,...

At the end of September 2024, representatives from law enforcement agencies involved in the GEMS project—Kosovo Police, Madrid Police,...

Date: 24-25 September 2024 Location: Brussels Organized by: DG HOME The CERIS annual event, held on 24-25 September 2024 in Brussels,...

We are excited to announce the release of the latest report under the GEMS project, titled "Towards a Sociology of Gaming and...

On 6 September 2024, Tech Against Terrorism Europe (TATE) conducted a significant webinar titled " Tackling Online Terror Threat...

Event Name: EU-India Track 1.5 Conference Date: August 21-22, 2024 Location: New Delhi, India Organizer: European Union and India's...

Date: 27-28 June 2024 Location: Atomium, Brussels, Belgium The 2nd GEMS Consortium Meeting was successfully convened at the Atomium in...

Date: 25-26 June 2024 Location: Renaissance Hotel, Brussels GEMS Representatives: Dr. Maja Hlilovic-Pastuovic (PI), Trinity College...

Convened by Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, the conference marked the launch of the new EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of...

We are pleased to announce the release of the initial two comprehensive reports under the auspices of the GEMS project: the "Gaming...