Action against economic crime
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cybercrime@IPA Regional Co-operation in Criminal Justice: Strengthening capacities in the fight against cybercrime |
||||||||||||||||
|
A joint regional project of the European Union and the Council of Europe on cooperation against cybercrime under the Instrument of Pre-Accession. Project areas: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey and Kosovo*. The objective os to strengthen the capacities of criminal justice authorities of project areas to cooperate effectively against cybercrime based on the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and other standards and tools. Results are expected in the following areas:
* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
News
CyberCrime@IPA: Regional workshop on expedited international cooperation (28-29 March 2012, Skopje, "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”) [Strasbourg, 4 April 2012] Representatives from Ministries of Justice and Prosecution Services of project areas met to discuss the ways to improve the handling of international cooperation requests related to cybercrime. Based on previous activities organised under the project, a number of experts from USA, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, Romania as well as private sector and other initiatives (European Union project - IPA 2008 DET-ILECUs II) and Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC) were invited to share their experience. The regional workshop was followed by the 3rd Steering Committee meeting of the CyberCrime@IPA project on 30 March.
CyberCrime@IPA: Country-specific Workshop on Legislation (26 March 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Strasbourg, 4 April 2012]
In
cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, the CyberCrime@IPA project
organised a national workshop on cybercrime legislation in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The event gathered representatives of the institutions responsible for drafting
legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina from state, entities and district
levels, as well as, members of the team on harmonisation of criminal
legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. CyberCrimeEAP/CyberCrime@IPA: Intra-Regional Workshop on "Criminal Money Flows on the Internet" (27-29 February 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine)
[Strasbourg, 1
March 2012]
About 80 representatives from the two project areas met
in Kyiv to exchange experiences and discuss recent developments related to
criminal money on the Internet.
The event was aimed at
raising awareness of the need for confiscating proceeds from crime on the
internet, strengthening interagency and public-private cooperation against
criminal money on the internet, as well as at identifying countermeasures
(good practices) to be implemented in participating countries.
The workshop was used to
present the new consolidated FATF Recommendations – and provided a venue for
discussion of the implications of these Recommendations on measures against
criminal money on the Internet. CyberCrime@IPA: Training of Trainers for representatives of Judicial Training Institutions (20-24 February 2012, Zagreb, Croatia) [Strasbourg, 6 February 2012] The course is designed to train local trainers in the delivery of cybercrime courses for judges and prosecutors in the project areas of South-eastern Europe.
Subsequently, the project will support a
series of training courses to be delivered by these trainers in the project
areas. This is to provide judges and prosecutors with basic knowledge needed
for the prosecution and adjudication of cases of cybercrime or involving
electronic evidence. CyberCrime@IPA: Country-specific Workshop on Legislation for Serbia (27 January 2012, 2012) [Strasbourg, 6 February 2012] The workshop gathered representatives of the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Serbia, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior, Judicial Academy, Parliament, judges and prosecutors from Serbia. Experts from France, the Netherlands and Belgium contributed to the event.
The aim of the meeting was to provide advice to Serbia on the further strengthening of national cybercrime legislation. Based on the discussion in the meeting, a report will be drafted providing recommendations for the authorities of Serbia.
Training for 24/7 points of Contact (8-10 November, Rome, Italy) [Strasbourg, 18 November, 2011] The joint European Union and Council of Europe regional projects - CyberCrime@IPA and Cybercrime@EAP - supported the participation of 24/7 points of contact from 14 countries in the third training conference of G8. The Council of Europe 24/7 Network is established under Article 35 of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime in order to facilitate the international cooperation. This event organised in Rome on 8-10 November, 2011 provided an opportunity for the points of contact from the countries/areas covered by the two projects to establish links among themselves as well as to network with the countries that are members in the G8 network.
High-tech crime units and 24/7 contact points: CyberCrime@IPA workshops in Montenegro (Budva, Montenegro, 13-15 September 2011)
[Strasbourg, 29 August 2011] Regional workshops on specialized cybercrime units and on 24/7 points of contact will be held in Budva, Montenegro, from 13 to 15 September 2011 under the CyberCrime@IPA joint project of the Council of Europe and the European Union. Participants will, among other things, discuss a draft good practice study on high-tech crime units.
Regional workshop on LEA/ISP cooperation (Durres, Albania, 9-10 June 2011) [12 June 2011, Strasbourg] Representatives from law enforcement agencies, prosecution services and the private sector met on 9-10 June, 2011 in Durres (Albania). They discussed the guidelines for cooperation between law enforcement and internet service providers against cybercrime, adopted by the Octopus Conference, Strasbourg, 1-2 April 2008. Law enforcement experts from Germany, France and Slovenia as well as representatives from Microsoft and the Association of the German Internet Industry (ECO) shared their experience.The Memoranda of Understanding signed in 2010 between LEA and ISP in Georgia as part of the Georgia cybercrime project implemented by the Council of Europe served as an example of good practice. At the end of the workshop several countries recommended that similar agreements be concluded in their respective countries.
Law enforcement training strategy: Study visit to University College Dublin (23-27 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland) [01 June 2011, Strasbourg] Cybercrime investigators and representatives of law-enforcement training institutions from project areas met in Dublin to initiate a cybercrime law enforcement training strategy. The meeting was hosted by the Centre for Cybercrime Investigation at University College Dublin (UCD) and resulted in the following: · Creation of a regional working group for law enforcement training · Draft strategy for law enforcement training · Application for ECTEG (European Cybercrime Training and Education Group) training materials · Nominations for participants in the Master of Sciences (MSc) programme in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation offered by UCD.
Regional Training Meeting on International Judicial Cooperation (Dubrovnik, Croatia, 16-17 May 2011) [22 May 2011, Strasbourg] Representatives of the Ministries of Justice, prosecutors and police officers from the high tech crime units of the project areas as well as experts from Romania and United Kingdom attended the event. The overall objective of the workshop was to discuss good practices and address the difficulties encountered to cooperate at the regional and international level in cybercrime investigations. How to enhance such cooperation, improve the responsiveness of the 24/7 points of contact and the efficiency of MLA as well as how to ensure a better cooperation between the high tech crime units were the key questions addressed by the meeting. During discussions the preparation of a manual on international cooperation in cybercrime matters has been initiated and the delegations made recommendations on the steps to be taken in order to enhance international cooperation against cybercrime.
Regional Workshop on Judicial Training (Ohrid, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, 11-12 May 2011) [16 May 2011, Strasbourg] Representatives of the judicial training institutions, judges, prosecutors and international experts met in Ohrid to discuss judicial training strategies on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The event received wide media coverage and benefited from the participation of the Minister of Justice, Mr. Mihajlo Manevski. "Computer crime is a type of organized crime with very serious consequences. The increasing of cybercrime requires greater training but also the implementation of the law" said Mr. Manevski. On this occasion a regional working group was created to develop - with the support of the project - training manuals for basic and advanced training courses. Furthermore, the delegations made recommendations on the steps to be taken to ensure sustainable judicial training in the region on these issues.
Cybercrime resources available in Serbian [8 April 2011, Strasbourg] Serbian translation of two important resource papers – The concept paper for the training of judges and prosecutors in cybercrime and electronic evidence and The Guidelines for the cooperation between law enforcement and internet service providers against cybercrime – is now also available online.
The translations were realised within the framework of the joint EU/CE regional project “Regional Co-operation in Criminal Justice: Strengthening capacities in the fight against cybercrime” (CyberCrime@IPA)
Regional Workshop on Legislation (24-25 March 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
[04
April 2011, Strasbourg]
The regional workshop organised
under CyberCrime@IPA project
gathered representatives of
ministries of justice,
prosecutors and judges dealing
with cybercrime cases.
Regional Workshop on Criminal Money Flows on the Internet (17-18 March 2011, Belgrade, Serbia)
[04 April 2011, Strasbourg]
The regional workshop
organised under CyberCrime@IPA
project gathered prosecutors,
judges, police officers and
representatives of financial
investigation units (FIUs).
Bodies responsible for the
recovery of criminal assets,
financial institutions and
internet service providers (ISPs)
also participated in the
workshop.
Cybercrime resources available in Albanian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Turkish [8 March 2011, Strasbourg] The concept paper for the training of judges and prosecutors in cybercrime and electronic evidence matters is now available in Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Turkish. This concept is aimed at helping judicial training institutions develop and integrate such training in regular initial and in-service training. It will furthermore facilitate networking among judges and prosecutors to enhance their knowledge as well as consistent support to training initiatives by interested partners.
The Guidelines for the cooperation between law enforcement and internet service providers against cybercrime were adopted by the global Conference "Cooperation against Cybercrime" (Council of Europe) on 1-2 April 2008 to help law enforcement and service providers to organise their cooperation while respecting each others' roles and responsibilities as well as the rights of internet users.
The translations were realised within the framework of the joint EU/CE regional project “Regional Co-operation in Criminal Justice: Strengthening capacities in the fight against cybercrime” (CyberCrime@IPA) Both documents will soon be available in Serbian.
CyberCrime@IPA : Launching Conference (Istanbul, Turkey, 17-18 February 2011) The event was organised under the CyberCrime@IPA joint regional project of the European Union and the Council of Europe on cooperation against cybercrime under the Instrument of Pre-Accession. The conference gathered decision makers and members of the project teams from the eight project areas, representatives of partners in the project as well as experts from Estonia, Georgia, the Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) and the private sector (Microsoft). The conference resulted in the adoption of the project work plan and the finalisation of the cybercrime situation report. Senior officials expressed strong commitment towards domestic measures and regional cooperation against cybercrime.
|
|
|||||||||||||||
