On 19th of October 2021, EuroJust and the Council of Europe, through the Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC), organized a Joint Workshop on International Cooperation in Cybercrime: Joint Investigation Teams/Joint Investigations, bringing together approximately 150 representatives of law enforcement authorities, prosecution service and central authorities responsible for judicial cooperation.
The event covered a wide range of aspects related to Joint Investigation Teams and Joint Investigations in cybercrime, procedures to be followed and support offered by Eurojust and the new legal tools introduced by the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention.
The participants representing more than 30 priority countries/areas of C-PROC projects, as well as EU Member States, actively engaged in the discussions about the legal requirements for setting up a joint investigation team in cybercrime investigations, the mechanism for sharing data and evidence, and how the non-EU countries can benefit of this tool for international cooperation.
In addition, the representative of the Council of Europe briefed the participants on the further capacity building support to be provided for the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention, including the provisions on joint investigation teams/join investigations.
Eurojust and the Council of Europe will continue to join forces for stimulating and reinforcing the international cooperation on cybercrime and e-evidence through capacity building support.
The joint workshop webpage
Council of Europe website
Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) website
Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (on enhanced cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence)
EuroJust website
