The National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics participated in the 36th National Ethics Councils Forum (NEC Forum), with main subject: “Ethics and Values in a rapidly changing world”. The meeting took place in Nicosia, in 23-24 April 2026, under the Cypriot Presidency of the European Union for the first half of 2026. The Commission was represented by Professor Emeritus Christos Lionis, who gave a speech on the topic: "Ethics on preparedness: a focus on vulnerability"

The meeting culminated in the drafting of a joint Statement entitled "Towards a Sovereign European Union of Values and Trustworthy Innovation".