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            <description>Serious and organised crime represents a significant threat to the safety of EU citizens, businesses and institutions and undermines the rule of law. Criminals easily operate across borders, which creates a need for consistent European–level action.EU institutions, agencies and Member States work to...</description>
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            <title>29/2026/ONS:  Intellectual property rights – counterfeiting and piracy </title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to enhance the training capacity and quality on IP and IP crime by:&nbsp;deepening knowledge on IP, IP Crime and investigative techniques (criminal and administrative);improving the use of existing teaching resources on IP and IPC;improving training techniques and ...</description>
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            <title>26/2026/ONS: National Firearms Focal Points</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to strengthen the capacities of the National Firearms Focal Points (NFFPs) of the EU countries, the Western Balkans, Ukraine, and Moldova by contributing to the capacity building of their staff to carry out their multiple tasks.EMPACT training activity             ...</description>
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            <title>36/2026/ONS: Digital forensic investigator training</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is To enhance cybercrime investigations by creating and/or improving the knowledge on open-source forensic software, file systems, data carving, evidential digital artefacts, computer forensic strategies and data forensics.The course is divided into two levels:Level 1...</description>
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            <title>02/2026/ONS: Workshop for National EMPACT Coordinators</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to support the National EMPACT Coordinators in their role within EMPACT 2026+.EMPACT training activity&nbsp;Combatting new forms of organised crime requires more cooperation between police and gendarmes, customs officers, border guards, judges, and prosecutors. EU ...</description>
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            <title>70/2026/ONS: Leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance investigations</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to empower investigators and analysts from EU Member States with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to effectively leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) in their daily operations. By doing so, investigators will be better equipped to implement a variety o...</description>
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            <title>3023/2026/WEB 'Currency+Identity Conference 2026: International cooperation against document and identity fraud – Part I' </title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this webinar is to enhance participants’ understanding of current developments, technological challenges and international initiatives in the prevention, detection and investigation of document and identity fraud, while promoting operational cooperation, information exchange and capacity ...</description>
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            <title>3003/2026/WEB 'Drug trafficking: Chemical concealment of cocaine'</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this webinar is to highlight one of EMPACT’s operational actions from the priority Cannabis, Cocaine, with the title ‘Chemical concealment of cocaine’. As traditional field tests and detection methods not always work to discover cocaine that is chemically concealed, it creates challenges ...</description>
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            <title>CEPOL course on most threatening criminal networks and individuals takes place in Budapest</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>CEPOL course on most threatening criminal networks and individuals takes place in BudapestThe International Training Centre, with the support of the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation, organised CEPOL course 03/2026 on “Most threatening criminal networks and individuals – Crime prevention by...</description>
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            <title>3028/2026/WEB 'Combatting counterfeit cosmetics and detergents'</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this webinar is to provide law enforcement participants with an overview of the cosmetics industry, its significance to the European Union’s economy and innovation ecosystem, and the investment, expertise and regulatory effort required to develop and place authentic cosmetic products on t...</description>
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            <title>03/2026/ONS: Most threatening criminal networks and individuals - crime  prevention by a community of practitioners</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to scale up the tackling and dismantling of organised crime networks, by targeting those that pose the highest risk to Europe’s security, with a particular focus on mafia-type, ethnic and clan-based criminal organisations as well as on emerging threats. Focus: fugi...</description>
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            <title>CEPOL and German Police University host intensive AI week for European law enforcement officials</title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>CEPOL and German Police University host intensive AI week for European law enforcement officials&nbsp;From 13-17 July 2026 the German Police University in Münster, Germany, implemented CEPOL Course 39/2026: “Artificial Intelligence”.&nbsp;The international dialogue highlighted that law enforcement a...</description>
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            <title>39/2026/ONS: Artificial Intelligence</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The emerging use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in police investigations is transforming the way authorities detect, analyse, and respond to complex threats. At the same time, criminals and hostile actors are increasingly exploiting AI to produce and spread AI-driven crime schemes more efficiently,...</description>
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            <title>24/2026/ONS: Illicit drug laboratory dismantling - advanced</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to train participants on how to dismantle illicit drug, precursor and tableting laboratories, storage places, waste dump sites and drug/chemicals/precursor/waste transports in a safe and secure way, as well as how to conduct crime scene investigations of these site...</description>
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            <title>35/2026/ONS: Cross border exchange of electronic evidence</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to enhance cyber-investigations by providing knowledge and skills to allow prosecutors and law enforcement officials to fulfil their roles related to cybercrime investigations, by improving the use and exchange of electronic evidence in investigations and prosecuti...</description>
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            <title>3078/2026/WEB 'Call for grants 2027'</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>CEPOL organises an informative webinar on the Call for Proposals for Grant Agreements for the Implementation of CEPOL Onsite Training Activities 2027. During this webinar the main aspects of a good grant application will be described in detail along with the features and the rules of the Call. The w...</description>
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            <title>3006/2026/WEB 'Multi-modal Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI pipelines'</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Following the introduction of&nbsp;large language models (LLMs) and the engineering of prompts via this webinar, CEPOL, together with the Europol Innovation Lab, continues to professionalise analysts and investigators in becoming more efficient and effective in using LLMs. In this webinar we take an...</description>
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            <title>3005/2026/WEB 'Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering'</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The public revelation of ChatGPT in November 2022 and the rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs) have highlighted the potential of this technology to revolutionise investigations and assist law enforcement agencies in addressing the big data challenge.  However, the complexity of this tec...</description>
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            <title>3077/2026/WEB 'Operation Alice: behind the scenes'</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this webinar is to inform and equip law enforcement professionals with key insights from Operation Alice, inspiring them to enhance their capabilities in investigating and disrupting fraudulent dark web networks.By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:Understand the opera...</description>
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            <title>Turning EMPACT 2026–2029 priorities into action</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>With the EMPACT 2026–2029 cycle now underway, CEPOL has recently brought together Drivers and Common Horizontal Strategic Goal (CHSG) Coordinators to help set the course for the years ahead.&nbsp;During this activity, organised from 16 to 18 June 2026 at the Agency’s headquarters,&nbsp;participants ...</description>
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            <title>34/2026/ONS: Lawful decryption - Train the trainers</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>The aim of this onsite activity is to equip participants with the skills, knowledge, and teaching strategies necessary to deliver the Decrypt Basic and Advanced courses effectively.EMPACT training activity&nbsp;                              &nbsp;Combatting new forms of organised crime requires more...</description>
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