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Upcoming workshops

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    Highlights from Our Workshop

    March 2026
    Mar 30
    30. March 2026
    University of Tirana,

    We are very pleased to announce that GLITSS successfully held a workshop on 30 - 31 March to advance Volume 2 of the GLITSS Trilogy, titled Understanding the Causes of […]

    February 2026
    Feb 19
    19. February 2026
    University of Tirana,

    The GLITSS is pleased to announce that the Final Workshop of GLITSS Trilogy – Volume 1, Illicit Trade and its Consequences for Safety, Security and Sustainability, was successfully held on […]

    April 2025
    Apr 01
    01. April 2025
    Wroclaw, Poland,

    We are pleased to share that we successfully held the WG1 workshop “Illicit Trade Practices Across Various Sectors: Drivers, Dynamics, and Root Causes” on April 1–2, 2025, in Wroclaw, Poland. […]

    March 2025
    Mar 14
    14. March 2025
    Georgian Insttute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi Georgia,

    We are delighted to announce that we successfully held our WG2 Workshop on "The Nexus Between Illicit Trade and Geopolitical Shifts: Unpacking Political, Social, Economic, and Legal Implications" on March […]

    February 2025
    Feb 06
    06. February 2025
    LUMSA University, Palermo, Italy,

    Under the Cost Action GLITSS we had the privilege of organizing a workshop in Palermo on Civil Society’s Responses to Illicit Trade. A huge thank you to Umberto Di Maggio, […]

    September 2024
    Sep 25
    25. September 2024
    Complutense University of Madrid,

    We are pleased to share that our Working Group 1 within the COST Action GLITSS held a workshop on "Human Trafficking and Counter-Trafficking: New Directions for Research and Policy" on […]

    Sep 25
    25. September 2024
    University of Lausanne,
    Lausanne,Switzerland

    On September 25th and 26th, the Cost Action GLITSS (Working Group 3 - Responses to Illicit Trade) hosted an engaging workshop at ESC UNIL – École des sciences criminelles, focused on Exploring Illicit Trades with […]

    July 2024
    Jul 22
    22. July 2024
    Yıldız Technopark University, Istanbul, Türkiye,
    Turkey

    This week (July 22-23), Cost Action GLITSS Working Group 2, Platform: the governance of illicit trade, held a workshop in Istanbul, hosted by Yıldız Technopark University, focusing on migrant workers, […]

    Jul 10
    10. July 2024
    Belgrade, Serbia,

    We are excited to share the success of our recent in-person workshop on "The Role of Technology in Combatting Illicit Trade," which took place in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 10-11, […]

    June 2024
    Jun 04
    04. June 2024
    Prague University of Economics and Business,

    GLITSS aims to contribute to the development of a better understanding of the phenomenon of illicit trade. Working Group 1 of GLITSS organized a workshop at the beginning of June […]

    Past workshops

    September 2025
    Sep 30
    30. September 2025
    Univeristy of Groningen,

    Exciting days for the GLITSS COST Action CA21133 – Globalization, Illicit Trade, Sustainability and Security! Last week on 30.09. and 01.10. In 2025, we held the Core Group and Deputies […]

    Sep 25
    25. September 2025
    Faculty of Law, Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest,
    Budapest,Hungary

    The members of Working Group 4 of COST Action No. CA21133 "Globalization, Illicit Trade, Sustainability and Security" (GLITSS) met on September 25–26, 2025, at the Faculty of Law, Eötvös Loránd […]

    Sep 01
    01. September 2025
    Univeristy of Groningen,

    Latest updates from our three-volume book series on safety, security, and sustainability. We had the pleasure of holding our workshop at the University of Groningen to mark the realization of […]

    April 2025
    Apr 01
    01. April 2025
    Wroclaw, Poland,

    COST ACTION 'GLOBALIZATION, ILLICIT TRADE, SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY' Call for expression of interest 1-2 April 2025, Wroclaw, Poland WORKSHOP 'ILLICIT TRADE PRACTICES ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS: DRIVERS, DYNAMICS, AND ROOT CAUSES' […]

    March 2025
    Mar 20
    20. March 2025
    Tirana, Albania,

    We are pleased to invite you to participate in an international workshop on data-science-based solutions to illicit trade practices, organized by Working Group 4 (WG4) of the GLITSS, in collaboration with the University […]

    Mar 14
    14. March 2025
    Georgian Insttute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi Georgia,

    We are officially opening a call for abstracts for a workshop on  The Political Dimensions of Illicit Trade  This Workshop  is part of a larger dialogue on the economic, political, […]

    February 2025
    Feb 23
    23. February 2025
    Porto, Portugal,

    We are pleased to share that Prof. Dr. George Azzopardi is organizing a workshop aimed at tackling global illicit trade using data science, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and blockchain technologies. This workshop, organized by Working Group 4 […]

    Feb 06
    06. February 2025
    LUMSA University, Palermo, Italy,

    We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a workshop to be held in person at LUMSA University in Palermo, Italy, on February 6-7, 2025. Event Dates: February […]

    September 2024
    Sep 25
    25. September 2024
    University of Lausanne,
    Lausanne,Switzerland

    Criminals have swiftly adopted crypto assets due to their pseudo-anonymity, non-traceability, and cross-border exchange capabilities, making them ideal tools for illicit activities. This workshop aims to explore emerging trends and […]

    July 2024
    Jul 22
    22. July 2024
    Yıldız Technopark University, Istanbul, Türkiye,
    Turkey

    📌 The in-person workshop will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye, 📆 July 22-23, 2024, hosted by the Yıldız Technopark University. About the Topic: The workshop will focus on practices developed by local […]

    Jul 10
    10. July 2024
    Belgrade, Serbia,

    We are officially opening a call for abstracts for a workshop on The Role of Technology in Combatting Illicit Trade. The in-person workshop will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 10-11, […]

    June 2024
    Jun 04
    04. June 2024

    Background COST Action GLITSS aims to create a holistic research agenda on illicit trade practices, to increase public awareness with a view to enhancing societal resilience and to explore how […]

    October 2023
    Oct 06
    06. October 2023
    University of Luxembourg,

    Sanctions evasion has become an increasingly significant global issue, posing challenges for governments, international organizations, and businesses alike. The workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of sanctions evasion, […]

    Oct 02
    02. October 2023
    University of Lisbon,

    Getting to know EU wildlife trade, October 2, 2023, How to change EU wildlife trade, October 3, 2023 Writing proposal and paper, October 4, 2023 This workshop will identify and […]

    September 2023
    Sep 25
    25. September 2023
    Univeristy of Groningen,

    The preventive and restorative goals of social re-use need to be analysed both ‘in the books’ and ‘in action’, in order to discover how transnational confiscation procedures in the EU […]

    July 2023
    Jul 18
    18. July 2023
    Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul,

    The inaugural in-person meeting of Working Group 4 (WG4) - Data Science for Illicit Trade, chaired by George Azzopardi, took place on July 18-19, 2023, at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. […]

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