The CyberSPEX project organised the third meeting of its regional series on the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the  Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) . The meeting was held in cooperation with the Romanian Ministry of Justice and took place in Bucharest on 14-15 April 2025 with Central and Eastern European countries.

This successful event allowed representatives of Ministries of Justice, advisors, judicial authorities representatives and practitioners from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Romania to meet and share common perspectives within the neighboring countries on the international cooperation in cybercrime and electronic evidence.

They exchanged practical views and challenges related to the implementation of the mechanisms and tools offered by the Second Additional Protocol and in particular related to public-private cooperation.

The similarities and common requirements of the Protocol and the EU e-evidence regulation were highlighted, with a view to enhance the cooperation and exchange of electronic evidence between the EU Member States andthird Parties by implementing the two instruments in parallel.

This activity is part of a broader effort undertaken by the CyberSPEX project to support EU Member States in signing, ratifying, and implementing the Second Additional Protocol. This event was also an opportunity to outline the longstanding cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Romania as a key partner of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe.

 Cybercrime Convention (Budapest Convention)

 Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence

 Explanatory Report to the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime

 Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC)

 CyberSPEX Project