In its third report on Sweden, GRETA welcomes changes made to the legislative and institutional framework for combating human trafficking, including the increased number of specialised prosecutors and the existence of anti-trafficking units in the police.
However, GRETA urges Sweden to take further steps to improve the identification of victims of trafficking in human beings, including by ensuring that the formal identification of victims of trafficking is not made conditional on their co-operation in the investigation and criminal proceedings.

In its third report on Iceland,   GRETA welcomes progress made in several areas, such as the amendment of the provision criminalising human trafficking, the adoption of the third National Action Plan for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, and the setting up of a police advisory group on human trafficking.

However, GRETA urges Iceland to take further steps to improve the identification of victims of trafficking by setting up a formalised National Referral Mechanism which defines the procedures and roles of all frontline actors who may come into contact with victims of trafficking.

A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to the Czech Republic on 30 October - 3 November 2023 as part of the second evaluation round of the Convention.
During the visit, the GRETA delegation held consultations with officials from the Ministry of Justice,  the Ministry of the Interior, the Police Presidium, the Ministry for Social and Labour Affairs (including the State Labour Inspection Office), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Transportation, the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs, and the Government Council for Human Rights.

A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to Cyprus on 4-7 December 2023, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.

This was the first visit carried out by GRETA under the fourth evaluation round of monitoring the implementation of the Convention, which focuses on vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders. This includes the use of information and communication technology (ICT), which brings structural changes to the way offenders operate and exacerbates existing vulnerabilities. 

A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to Austria on 11-14 December 2023. This was the second visit carried out by GRETA under the fourth evaluation round of monitoring the implementation of the Convention.
During the visit, the GRETA delegation met the National Anti-trafficking Co-ordinator, Ambassador Georg Stillfried, and members of the Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking.

A GRETA delegation carried out an evaluation visit to San Marino from 18 to 20 December 2023, as part of the third evaluation round of the Convention. The delegation met with Ministers and officials of National Authorities, as well as representatives of the Parliament of San Marino. Consultations were held with representatives of the judiciary, of trade unions and of the Lawyers and Notaries Association.
The delegation visited a counselling centre for women victims of domestic violence, a shelter for unaccompanied children and a complex providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees.

Some 50 representatives of Maltese government agencies and civil society organisations met in Valletta on 10 October 2023 to discuss progress made in the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention, on the basis of the third evaluation report issued by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) and the related Committee of the Parties' recommendation.

Some 70 representatives of government departments, agencies and civil society organisations across the United Kingdom met in London and online on 12 October 2023 to discuss the implementation of the recommendations from the third evaluation report on the UK by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) and the related Committee of the Parties' recommendation.

The Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Council of Europe’s Anti-Trafficking Division organised a regional roundtable in Sarajevo on 7- 8 September 2023, which focused on strengthening the role of the private sector, particularly financial institutions, in preventing and combating human trafficking.
The event brought together some 50 representatives of financial intelligence units, law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s officers, anti-trafficking coordination bodies, financial and other private sector institutions, financial regulators, trade unions, and academia from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

More than 100 participants from 14 countries from the Mediterranean region and beyond took part in a regional simulation-based training, in Baeza, Spain, from 25 to 29 September 2023. Entitled "Towards a victim-centred approach in criminal proceedings”, the training brought together representatives of national anti-trafficking agencies, prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, lawyers, social workers, health-care professionals and civil society organisations.
The event was organised by the Council of Europe in the framework of the joint programmes with the European Union, with the support of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and in partnership with the International University of Andalusia and the Office of the Spanish Rapporteur on trafficking in human beings.