On 23-24 September 2026, the CyberSPEX project contributed to the EUROPOL Cybercrime Conference, supporting a dedicated session on “From legal frameworks to capacity building: which perspectives for law enforcement on international co-operation”. The contribution highlighted the relevance of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), its Second Additional Protocol and the importance of making full use of the provisions provided.
This session aimed at examining the recent developments and perspectives on international co-operation and training, including the role of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) in Bucharest. C-PROC supports capacity building worldwide to strengthen international co-operation on cybercrime and electronic evidence based on the framework of the Convention on Cybercrime.
As more Parties move towards the ratification of the Second Additional Protocol, new training materials, courses and exercises are being developed to support its implementation. These resources are benefiting the countries in the implementations of the provisions of the Protocol and for identifying the ways of applying them in practice.
The Second Additional Protocol provides new tools for enhanced co-operation with strong safeguards. This event also offered an opportunity to consider how capacity building can help practitioners understand and use the Protocol’s co-operation mechanisms and build international trust.
Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC)
Second Additional Protocol, on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence