The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the NOTIONES project.The United Kingdom currently finds itself in a complex and at times ambiguous position regarding a potential defence arrangement with the European Union. This comes at a moment when the Russian threat...
The NOTIONES Conference, held on 2 April 2026 at the Lille Grand Palais in France, marked a major milestone of a five‑year Horizon 2020 project dedicated to strengthening cooperation between security and intelligence practitioners, academia, and industry across Europe. The event brought together experts from military, civil, financial, judiciary, and...
The structural shift in joint defence procurement in Europe is being driven by war on the continent, fiscal pressure, and capability shortages revealed by high‑intensity warfare. While EU frameworks such as PESCO, the European Defence Fund (EDF), and European Defence Agency (EDA) programs are designed to strengthen the European defence...
The rapid evolution of robotics and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) is redefining the European security and intelligence landscape. Recent findings from Europol’s Innovation Lab underline how these technologies are reshaping both the threat environment and the operational capabilities of law enforcement agencies across the EU. According to Europol’s report “The Unmanned...
The question of whether Europe can react quickly to a major crisis without heavy U.S. involvement has moved from a theoretical debate to a practical strategic concern. Russia’s war against Ukraine, growing instability on Europe’s southern flank, and the recent attack on the British base at Akrotiri in Cyprus by...
The expansion of the internet has interwoven continents, cultures, and communities, in addition to integrating with the majority of contemporary technologies. The ubiquity of the internet has vastly increased the quantity, value, and accessibility of information, amplifying the important discipline of open-source intelligence (OSINT) to police operations.As the security landscape...
The rise of Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) is significantly transforming the landscape of organised cybercrime. Instead of acting individually, cybercriminals increasingly operate within complex digital ecosystems where specialised actors provide ready-to-use tools, infrastructure and expertise to support cyberattacks. Recent analyses from Europol, including the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA 2025), highlight how...
The NOTIONES project is in its final year. On 26 January 2026, it was time the for its fifth and final workshop. The Fifth Workshop was held online, gathering expert speakers and over 20 participants from the consortium. The first half of the workshop was designed to hold a main presentation...
1. What is the HATEDEMICS project seeking to achieve? The HATEDEMICS project seeks to address the intersection of online hate speech and disinformation by strengthening prevention, detection, and response mechanisms across the EU. It aims to empower civil society organisations, public authorities, fact-checkers, and young people through a combination of technological...
Across Europe, public authorities, civil society and media professionals are dealing with an increasingly complex mix of online hate speech, conspiracy theories and coordinated disinformation campaigns. The EU-funded project HATEDEMICS is responding to this challenge by developing AI-based technologies and practical resources that help NGOs, fact-checkers, public authorities and young...