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Octopus project – CYBERKOP action: Domestic workshop on public-private cooperation on assessing and mitigating security risks and incidents in the 5G era
The CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project is supporting the National Cyber Security Unit (KOS-CERT) to organise a workshop in Pristina aimed at strengthening the public-private cooperation in managing 5G security risks and incidents. The workshop brings together 20 representatives from the...
CyberSEE: Police investigators in South-East Europe attended the Regional Training on Cryptocurrency and Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
From 11 to 13 September 2024, the CyberSEE Project supported the Serbian Police Presidency of South-East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) to enhance the cybercrime investigations in South-East European countries by updating the cyber investigators skills on cryptocurrencies and online...
Japan makes a further voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution of €20,000 to support the Council of Europe action against cybercrime. The agreement was signed on 10 September 2024 by Ambassador Hiroyuki Uchida, Consul General of Japan and Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe....
Underground Economy Conference 2024
From 2 to 5 September 2024, the Council of Europe, alongside Team Cymru, co-organised for the fourth time the Underground Economy Conference at the Council of Europe premises, Palais de l’Europe, in Strasbourg, France. This year’s event gathered around 500 experts representing law enforcement...
International Symposium on Cybercrime Response (ISCR)
The Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) was invited to attend the International Symposium on Cybercrime Response (ISCR) – 2024, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 27 to 29 August. Hosted by the Investigation Bureau of the Korean National Police Agency, this annual event aims to contribute to...
The “Budapest” Convention on Cybercrime and the draft United Nations treaty: links
The recent agreement by the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) on the draft “United Nations convention against cybercrime; strengthening international cooperation for combating certain crimes committed by means of information and communications technology systems and for the sharing of...
GLACY-e, CyberSouth+ and Octopus Project: Call for tenders for event organisation services in Nairobi (12 to 14 November 2024)
The Joint Project of the European Union and the Council of Europe the Global Action on Cybercrime Enhanced Project (GLACY-e) project, the CyberSouth+ Project on cooperation on cybercrime in the Southern Neighbourhood region and the Octopus Project are launching a Call for Tenders 2024/AO/59 -...
United Nations treaty on cybercrime agreed by the Ad Hoc Committee
The reconvened concluding session of the United Nations (UN) Ad Hoc Committee (AHC), meeting in New York, on 8 August 2024 reached agreement on the “Draft United Nations convention against cybercrime; strengthening international cooperation for combating certain crimes committed by means of...
Côte d’Ivoire accedes to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 29 July 2024, the Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in France deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime. With this new accession, 76 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 15 have been invited to accede to the Convention.
CyberEast+: Armenian counterparts discuss cybercrime legislation reforms and the composition of the country team
On 9 July 2024, a one-day meeting on cybercrime legislation reforms was carried out in Yerevan, Armenia. Local authorities discussed with the Council of Europe experts a series of practical steps towards the implementation of procedural powers under the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest...
France makes a voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project
The Government of France, as represented by Mr Ambassador Pap Ndiaye, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe, made a voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project implemented by the Council of Europe, amounting to EUR 140 000. This first French voluntary contribution to the...
Application of the Budapest Convention extended to Curaçao
On 27 June 2024, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, Mr Shalten Hato, Minister of Justice of Curaçao, deposited the instruments of acceptance by the Netherlands of the territorial application of the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). This marks the first time that the...
CyberSEE: Strengthening cooperation and real-time information exchange between Law Enforcement Agencies and Computer Emergency Response Teams
In June 2024, the CyberSEE project supported the Albanian State Police in organising a regional workshop within the framework of the EU policy cycle EMPACT, the cyber-attacks priority. The Albanian State Police took on the role of leader for an action aimed at strengthening the cooperation and...
Octopus Project: Training of Thai prosecutors on cybercrime
The Office of the Attorney General of Thailand and the Council of Europe today started a 4-day training on cybercrime and electronic evidence for 25 Thai prosecutors. In his opening remarks, Jumpon Phansumrit, Deputy Attorney General of Thailand, underlined the importance of equipping...
Launching CyberSPEX - enhanced co-operation on e-evidence by EU Member States through the Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
The new joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe – CyberSPEX – was launched on the 20-21 June 2024, in Strasbourg, following the 30th plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and gathered representatives of 22 EU member States, including the European Commission,...
30th T-CY plenary treaty ceremony sees Budapest Convention reach 75 Parties, Benin accede to the First Protocol and Czechia and Sierra Leone sign the Second Additional Protocol
Today, 20 June 2024, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr Bjørn Berge, and within the framework of the 30th plenary session of the T-CY, Benin, Fiji and Kiribati acceded to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With these new accessions, 75 States are now...
CyberEast+ Contributes to the to 2024 edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)
14 law enforcement, Internet industry and civil society actors from the Eastern Partnership countries, supported by CyberEast+, a joint European Union-Council of Europe project, attended the 2024 edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) titled Balancing innovation and...
CyberSEE Launch event and first meeting of the Project Steering Committee
CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised its Launch event and the first Steering Committee meeting, on 17 June 2024, in Strasbourg, France. The meeting gathered representatives from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and delegates from Public...
Georgia becomes the 44th State to sign the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Today, 17 June 2024, Ms Ambassador Tamar TALIASHVILI, Permanent representative of Georgia to the Council of Europe, signed the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence. The event took place in Strasbourg in the...
CyberEast+: Planning Meeting of the CyberEast+ project
CyberEast+ (2024-2027), a joint endeavour of the Council of Europe and of the European Union, formally commenced on 1 March 2024 with a budget of 3.9 million EUR. The project focuses on ensuring effective criminal justice response to cybercrime and electronic evidence and increased...