Cash versus Culture: Cultural artefacts are frequently targets of illegal trade, looting, theft, and trafficking. This has a detrimental effect on cultural heritage both inside and beyond the EU, particularly in crisis and conflict zones. In order to tackle this issue, the Nicosia Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property was put into force by the Council of Europe in April 2022. How can the EU enforce the convention and introduce further regulation in order to tackle illicit trafficking of cultural property?