Month: November 2026

Age of Consent in Cyprus: 17, Peer Rules and Territorial Differences

Age of Consent in Cyprus: 17, Peer Rules and Territorial Differences

Cyprus consent law: the Republic’s age 17, two peer provisions, image rules and marriage changes, with separate British-base and northern-code distinctions.

Age of Consent in Malta: 16, Peer Sentencing Rules and Separate Image Offences

Age of Consent in Malta: 16, Peer Sentencing Rules and Separate Image Offences

Malta’s age of consent is 16. Understand why peer provisions reduce punishment, their limits, grooming, exploitation and separate sexual-image offences.

Age of Consent in Luxembourg: 16, the Four-Year Exception and Protection Under 18

Age of Consent in Luxembourg: 16, the Four-Year Exception and Protection Under 18

Luxembourg’s age of consent is 16. Understand the four-year exception for ages 13–15, free consent, family and authority prohibitions, and separate image rules.

Age of Consent in Lithuania: 16, the Maturity Exception and Protection Under 18

Age of Consent in Lithuania: 16, the Maturity Exception and Protection Under 18

Lithuania’s age of consent is 16. Understand the age-and-maturity exception, trust and payment rules, grooming and separate image protections updated in 2026.

Age of Consent in Latvia: 16, Adult-Offender Rules and the Under-14 Protection

Age of Consent in Latvia: 16, Adult-Offender Rules and the Under-14 Protection

Latvia’s age of consent is 16. Understand Section 161’s adult condition, under-14 helplessness, online conduct and separate image protections for minors.

Age of Consent in Estonia: 16, the Five-Year Exception and Separate Image Rules

Age of Consent in Estonia: 16, the Five-Year Exception and Separate Image Rules

Estonia’s age of consent is 16. Understand the adult-offender condition, five-year exception for ages 14–15, trust protections and separate image conditions.

Age of Consent in Slovenia: 15, Comparable Age and Separate Image Rules

Age of Consent in Slovenia: 15, Comparable Age and Separate Image Rules

Slovenia’s age of consent is 15. Understand comparable age and maturity, authority, separate image conditions and the October 2026 online-meeting amendment.

Age of Consent in Croatia: 15, the Three-Year Exception and Separate Image Rules

Age of Consent in Croatia: 15, the Three-Year Exception and Separate Image Rules

Croatia’s age of consent is 15. Understand the three-year contact exception, care protections, private-image clause and the difference between law and proposals.

Age of Consent in Greece: 15, the Peer Rule and Protection Under 18

Age of Consent in Greece: 15, the Peer Rule and Protection Under 18

Greece’s age of consent is 15. Understand the specific under-15 peer paragraph, entrusted care, exploitation and separate image and online-viewing rules.

Age of Consent in Bulgaria: 16 and the 2026 Law Changes

Age of Consent in Bulgaria: 16 and the 2026 Law Changes

Bulgaria’s age of consent is 16 after the 2026 reform. Read the official rules on peer cases, coercion, exploitation and sexual images, checked November 2026.