GLACY-e: Ecuador makes progress towards developing a national cybercrime strategy

11-13 MARCH 2024 QUITO, ECUADOR

Since 2022, when Ecuador was invited to become a Party to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), the country took significant steps to develop institutional capacities to investigate and prosecute cybercrime. To further harmonise and consolidate these efforts, Ecuadorian authorities...

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GLACY+: The International Network of National Judicial Trainers kicks-off the 4th series of P2P webinar

29 February 2024 online

About 45 cybercrime professionals from 12 countries participating in the International Network of National Judicial Trainers (Network) met online on 29 February to discuss cybercrime challenges in relation to cryptocurrencies. The participants had to study in advance a scenario case involving...

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GLACY+/GLACY-e and INTERPOL: Law Enforcement Sharpen Skills at the Digital Security Challenge 2024

19 - 23 February 2024 Cebu, Philippines

In the framework of the GLACY+ project, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, INTERPOL hosted the 6th Digital Security Challenge in Cebu, Philippines, from 19 -23 February 2024. This unique capture-the-flag competition was designed to hone the digital forensic and...

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Refresher Course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for the Filipino national trainers

15 – 23 JANUARY 2024 MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES

On 15 – 23 January September, the GLACY+ and GLACY-e project, in co-operation with the Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) and the Supreme Court of the Philippines, organised the Refresher course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for around 20 national trainers in Manila,...

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C-PROC: Over 500 professionals from around 130 countries attend the Octopus Conference 2023

13-15 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

On 13-15 December 2023 the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe organised its flagship event, the Octopus Conference, which brought together over 500 professionals from around 130 countries. In their opening remarks, Alexander Seger, Head of the Cybercrime Division of the...

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Closing Conference of the GLACY+ project and Launching Event of the GLACY-e project

14 DECEMBER 2023 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

More than 160 participants from 20 countries from all around the world met in Bucharest, on 14 December, on the margins of the Octopus Conference 2023, to mark the transition between GLACY+ and GLACY-e, the two joint global projects of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. Gradually,...

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C-PROC: Meeting of the International Network of the National Judicial Trainers on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence

12 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

The plenary meeting of the International Network of the National Judicial Trainers (the Network) on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was held on 12 December 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, with the participation of the priority countries where the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of...

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The global state of cybercrime legislation in December 2023

8 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

Up-to-date domestic criminal law in line with the Convention on Cybercrime (the Budapest Convention) remains a key element in addressing cybercrime and handling electronic evidence for countries across the globe. An updated cursory overview of the Global State of Cybercrime Legislation prepared...

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C-PROC at 10: Ten years of capacity building by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe

5 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

In October 2013, the Council of Europe decided to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Romania to establish a Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) in Bucharest responsible for capacity building on cybercrime and electronic evidence. C-PROC became operational in April 2014 and...

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GLACY+ and Octopus projects: Enhancing public-private cooperation in Latin America on cybercrime and e-evidence

13-14 November 2023 Santiago, Chile

Law enforcement officers and prosecutors from 14 LATAM countries – parties or invited to adhere to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) – joined the discussions with representatives of Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, Uber, Binance, Lemon Cash, in a regional workshop organized in Santiago...

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GLACY+: Legislative drafting workshop organised in Lagos

14–16 NOVEMBER 2023 LAGOS, NIGERIA

On 14 – 16 November 2023, the GLACY+ project facilitated the organisation of a Legislative drafting workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, for 30 representatives of the national task force. This workshop was requested by the national authorities following the domestic consultations on amendments to the...

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GLACY+: Workshop on the role of policymakers and raising awareness on the Convention on Cybercrime

13 November 2023 Freetown, Sierra Leone

50 stakeholders from of the Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation, the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre, the Financial Intelligence Unit, the Judiciary of Sierra Leone and service providers from Sierra Leone participate in a workshop on the benefits of the Convention on...

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GLACY+: Support to Mexico’s legislative reform on cybercrime and electronic evidence

10 NOVEMBER 2023 CIUDAD DE MEXICO, MEXICO

The GLACY+ project supported the organization of an Advisory workshop on cybercrime legislation, in Mexico, on 10th November 2023, hosted by the Senate of Mexico and attended by senators and other representatives of Mexican public institutions, civil society and the private sector. The Council of...

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GLACY+: Selected African countries attend the Regional Workshop on Judicial Training Strategies

8-9 November 2023 Paris, France

Between 8 and 9 November 2023, the GLACY+ project, in co-operation with the Octopus and OCWAR-C projects, organised the Regional Workshop on Judicial Training Strategies. The workshop gathered around 32 delegates from 20 African countries that confirmed the need to develop national judicial...

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GLACY+: The Dominican Republic takes further steps towards aligning with the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime

8 NOVEMBER 2023 SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

On 8 November 2023, the GLACY+ project organised an Advisory mission on legislation in the Dominican Republic, with the aim to assess the existing domestic legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence, as well as draft legislative amendments, with respect to the Convention on Cybercrime and...

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GLACY+: Ghana’s Joint Regional Introductory Judicial Training on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence

7–9 November 2023 Takoradi, Ghana

The GLACY+ project, the European Commission’s TAIEX instrument, OCWAR-C and the Cyber Security Authority of Ghana (CSA) joined forces to organise the last workshop in a series of three introductory trainings for criminal justice professionals beyond the capital, with the aim of enhancing the...

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GLACY+ & INTERPOL: Heads of Police Cybercrime Units and prosecutors from 24 countries in Latin Americas and the Caribbean met in Santo Domingo to discuss strategies for tackling the rising challenge of cybercrime

7-10 November 2023 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

INTERPOL, the implementing partner of the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended (GLACY+) project, organized the 8th Americas Working Group on Cybercrime for Heads of Unit from 7 to 10 November in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The meeting brought together more than sixty law enforcement...

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GLACY+: The last 2023 P2P workshop of the third series of workshops of the International Network of theNational Judicial Trainers

26 October 2023 online

On 26 October, around 45 practitioners participated in the fourth webinar of the third series of events dedicated to sharing experiences on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The webinar was organised in the framework of the International Network of National Judicial Trainers by the GLACY+...

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GLACY+: Second national delivery of the Introductory Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for criminal justice professionals of Ghana with TAIEX support

24-26 October 2023 Accra, Ghana

The European Commission’s TAIEX instrument, along with the OCWAR-C and GLACY+ projects joined forces for the second time with the aim of enhancing the capacities of the criminal justice authorities of Ghana to apply legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence. Organised with the support of...

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The seventh Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Network of Contact Points

20 OCTOBER 2023 THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

On 20 October 2023, the Council of Europe organised the seventh Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Points of Contact. The meeting was held at the Europol premises in The Hague, Netherlands. Under Article 35 of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), the 24/7 Network facilitates immediate...

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