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

Event Name: Working Party on Terrorism (International Aspects) / COTER, Council of the European Union Date: 17 June 2026 Location: Brussels, Belgium Organisers: Council of the European Union The Horizon Europe GEMS Project was presented at the Working Party on Terrorism (International Aspects) / COTER of the Council of the European Union by Vasiliki Kotsikopoulou, Policy Advisor at ELIAMEP. The presentation explored how gaming ecosystems can serve as a lens for understanding

We are pleased to share that the GEMS online conference, Identities in Play: Gaming, Culture, and Security in the Digital Age, is now available as a video podcast series. The event brought together researchers and practitioners to explore gaming as a site of identity formation and performance, and to examine how these dynamics intersect with contemporary security concerns, including radicalisation. The programme featured contributions on topics such as gamer identity, online

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...