iPROCEEDS – Targeting crime proceeds on the internet in South Eastern Europe and Turkey
iPROCEEDS – Cooperation on Cybercrime under the Instrument of Pre-accession (IPA) – is a Joint project of the European Union (IPA II Multi-country action programme 2014) and the Council of Europe.
Participating countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Kosovo*
Objective:
To strengthen the capacity of authorities in the IPA region to search, seize and confiscate cybercrime proceeds and prevent money laundering on the Internet.
Indicators include:
- Extent of financial investigations and prosecutions related to cybercrime and proceeds from online crime
- Level of compliance with international standards on cybercrime, money laundering and the search, seizure and confiscation of proceeds from crime (Council of Europe Conventions ETS 185 and 198).
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
Documentation
- Project Summary
- Launching Conference - Ohrid, North Macedonia
- Budapest Convention on Cybercrime: English - French - Bosnian - Macedonian - Turkish
- Explanatory report to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime: English - French
- Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism: English - French
- Explanatory report to the Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism: English - French
Reports
- MONEYVAL Research Report on Criminal money flows on the Internet: methods, trends and multi-stakeholder counteraction
- Electronic Evidence Report: ENG/ ALB/ MK/ RS/ TR
- Online fraud and other cybercrime reporting mechanisms: Albania/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Montenegro/ North Macedonia/ Serbia/ Turkey/ Kosovo*
- Findings and Recommendations for improvement of guidelines and indicators for financial sector entities to prevent and detect online fraud and money laundering in the online environment: Albania/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Montenegro/ North Macedonia/ Serbia/ Turkey/ Kosovo*
Resources
- Digital Forensics Guide (available on the Octopus community upon registration)
- Electronic Evidence Guide (available on the Octopus community upon registration)
- Basic Course on the Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Online Crime Proceeds (available on the Octopus community upon registration)
- Introductory training module on cybercrime, electronic evidence and online crime proceeds (available on the Octopus community upon registration)
- Self-Guided Training Manual: Advanced Course on the Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Online Crime Proceeds (available on the Octopus community upon registration)
- Template: Mutual Legal Assistance Request for subscriber information (Art. 31 Budapest Convention). Available in Albanian, Bosnian,
Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian and Turkish - Template: Data Preservation Request (Articles 29 and 30 Budapest Convention). Available in
Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian
and Turkish
Guidelines
- General guide and Explanatory Report on Protocols on interagency and international cooperation for investigations involving proceeds from crime online:
One of the most tangible achievements of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is the Network of the 24/7 points of contact established under Article 35 of the treaty. Cross-border investigations on cybercrime and electronic evidence require timely and efficient international action between law enforcement units; it is thus essential that the network of contact points functions in an efficient and expeditious manner.
These and other issues, relevant to the functioning of the network - such as current status of development, tools used for cooperation, best practices and cases, cooperation with service providers - were discussed by some 60 representatives of Parties to the Budapest Convention, international organisations and industry during the Third Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Network of Contact Points of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
The meeting was a follow-up to similar annual meetings held in 2017 and 2018. A recurring topic throughout discussions was building trust – between the members of the network, with other requesting states, and with local and global service provider companies in terms of access to data.
- Agenda
- Projects' webpages: Cybercrime@Octopus, CyberEast, CyberSouth, GLACY+, iPROCEEDS
iPROCEEDS Video
T-CY Secretariat
Alexander SEGER
Executive Secretary
Jan KRALIK
Programme Manager
Céline DEWAELE
Programme Assistant