EuroPris Event Calendar
Event Categories – What They Mean
To help visitors understand the accessibility of each event, EuroPris uses three tags:
Public
Events marked Public are open to a broader audience. Anyone who meets the target audience criteria may register. Further details, including eligibility, can be found on the individual event page.
Invite Only
Invite-only events are closed activities. Participation requires a specific invitation from the EuroPris Secretariat or an invitation shared internally within EuroPris member organisations (e.g., through Directors General or colleagues within the prison service).
EuroPris Members
Events tagged EuroPris Members are open exclusively to professionals working in prison services who are official members of EuroPris. Registration is available to individuals employed within these member services. For more information to find out if your prison service is an official member of EuroPris, you can read more about it here.
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Staff Exchange Programme
Luxembourg LuxembourgEuroPris MembersEuroPris launches the second edition of the Staff Exchange Programme, hosted by the Luxembourg Prison Administration, offering frontline staff a week-long work-shadowing experience to strengthen cross-border learning and collaboration.
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Correctional Research Symposium (2025)
Northern Ireland BelfastPublicJoin EuroPris and ICPA for the 4th International Correctional Research Symposium, where researchers and practitioners explore how to bridge the gap between research and practice under the theme From Individual to Ecosystem.
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Expert Group Meeting: Prison Security
Italy PalermoInvite OnlyThe EuroPris Prison Security Expert Group meeting will take place in Palermo, bringing together prison professionals from across Europe to exchange knowledge and best practices for enhancing security in prison settings and to plan future activities.
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Expert Group Meeting: Staff Wellbeing
Budapest, Hungary Budapest, HungaryInvite OnlyThe EuroPris Staff Wellbeing Expert Group Meeting will take place in Hungary, bringing together professionals from across Europe to exchange knowledge and best practices for enhancing staff wellbeing and to plan future activities
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EPTA 18th Annual Conference
Bulgaria SamoranovoInvite OnlyThe EPTA Annual Conference will take place at the Samoranovo Training Centre in Bulgaria, hosted by the 2025 EPTA keyholder, the General Directorate ‘Execution of Sentences’. This year’s theme is “How to use training to improve prison staff wellbeing?”, exploring the link between well-being, training, and leadership.
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Think Tank on the Future of Prisons: Needs, Threats, and Strategic Responses
Lisbon, PortugalEuroPris MembersJoin prison professionals in Lisbon for a forward-looking think tank on the future of prison services, focusing on emerging needs, threats, and collaborative strategies for building resilient, adaptable systems.
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CJPE Summer Course 2025
Spain, Catalonia BarcelonaPublicThe 2025 CJPE Summer Course in Barcelona explores the vital role of professionals in Restorative Justice, Probation, and Prisons, focusing on themes like change, collaboration, working alliances, and maintaining a non-judgemental approach.