<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear colleagues, </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The RIPE NCC has worked with the Council of Europe for a number of years, contributing technical expertise to discussions. During a ceremony in Strasbourg on Thursday 6 February, the RIPE NCC officially joined a partnership between the Council and a number of other Internet organisations and companies in order to lend its perspective to discussions on a variety of topics, from AI to cybersecurity to data protection. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can learn more in this news announcement:</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-joins-council-of-europe-partnership" class="">https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-joins-council-of-europe-partnership</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please let me know if you have any questions and, as always, we welcome your feedback. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards, </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Athina Fragkouli</div><div class="">Chief Legal Officer</div><div class="">RIPE NCC</div></body></html>