The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in prison and probation by Dr. Alexander Vollbach

On 16 and 17 October, the Project and Policy Officers of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) organised the Kick-off Meeting for the 2026 Operating and Action Grants. Opened with a video message from Commissioner McGrath, the meeting covered a range of topics related to project management, including reporting requirements and horizontal priorities such as gender mainstreaming, EU values, and the EU survey. Last but not least, participants were presented with the future developments of AgoraEU and the Justice Programmes under the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) starting in 2028. 

The Institute of Criminology, Cambridge, have opened up applications for the MSt in Applied Criminology, Penology and Management in the next academic year.

CEP Secretary General Jana Špero Kamenjarin was delighted to participate in the Leadership Conference 2026 of the Norwegian Correctional Service, held on 9–10 September in Oslo.

On 7 and 8 September 2026 the joint Expert Group of CEP and EuroPris, on Foreign Nationals in Prison and Probation (FNPP), came together in The Hague for a valuable exchange of ideas, experiences, and expertise on one of the most important challenges facing prison and probation services across Europe.

As part of its long-standing cooperation with research, CEP invites its members to contribute to a special edition of the European Probation Journal on the topic of Workload in Probation.