Cybercrime

On 25 and 26 September 2025, the CyberEast+ project, a joint initiative of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, organised a regional meeting on Artificial Intelligence and computer forensics in cybercrime investigations and e-evidence handling, for the benefit of project partners from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

This regional meeting facilitated exchanges of good practices between representatives of law enforcement units, specialised investigative agencies, prosecution services dealing with cybercrime cases, cybersecurity agencies and Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) from the Eastern Partnership region.

The participants were provided with an overview of Council of Europe standards and ongoing work related to artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, as well as current EU regulation on AI. On this occasion, investigators from the Cyber Police of Ukraine provided operational details on the use of AI to detect and combat cybercrime offences and financial fraud. In addition, several AI tools, meant to facilitate the work of law enforcement agencies, were also analysed by partner authorities, in view of the possible implementation in their respective countries.

This initiative provided a forum for Eastern Partnership counterparts to gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime offences committed using AI tools.

The CyberEast+ project will continue to support criminal justice authorities from the Eastern Partnership countries through sustainable training frameworks and practical exercises, in line with the Convention on Cybercrime and its Second Additional Protocol.

CyberEast+ project

Cyber Police of Ukraine

Convention on Cybercrime

Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime

Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law