The GEMS Guide is now live. A practical, evidence‑based resource designed to help parents, educators, and gamers understand how extremist risks can emerge in online gaming spaces; and how communities can strengthen everyday resilience without stigma or panic. Congratulations to the South‑East Europe Programme / ELIAMEP team on completing this valuable resource. Your work provides clarity, nuance, and actionable insight at a moment when digital environments matter more than ev

Event: Council of the European Union Date: 24 July 2026 Location: Brussels, Belgium Organisers: Council of the European Union The Horizon Europe GEMS Project (Gaming Ecosystem as a Multilayered Security Threat) was presented at the Council of the European Union in Brussels as part of Ireland's EU Presidency by Dr Maja Halilovic Pastuovic, Principal Investigator at Trinity College Dublin. She was accompanied by Dr Neven Vukic, also of Trinity College Dublin, and Darren Martin

Event Name: Ninth Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion — Religion and (In)equalities Date: 2 July 2026 Location: Rome, Italy Organisers: European Academy of Religion / LUISS Guido Carli Dr. Neven Vukić represented the Horizon Europe GEMS Project at the Ninth Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion, held in Rome from 30 June to 3 July 2026. As part of the panel “Digital Religion in an (In)equal World: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directi

Event Name: Thematic Panel 3 – Meeting 6: Levelling Up Prevention: Innovative Responses to Violent Extremism in Gaming Ecosystems Date: 23–24 June 2026 Location: St Julian’s, Malta Organisers: EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation / European Commission The Horizon Europe GEMS Project participated in Thematic Panel 3 – Meeting 6 of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, titled “Levelling Up Prevention: Innovative Responses to Violent Extremism in Gami