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GLACY-e supports international dialogue on cybercrime and scam centres at EU Crime Fighting Week 2026
The GLACY-e project, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, contributed to the EU Crime Fighting Week 2026 in Brussels, organised under the EU Global Threats Programme. The event brought together a diverse audience from both private and private sector, to exchange on...
From evidence acquisition to analysis: CyberSEE workshop strengthens regional digital forensics capacities
Between 9 and 11 June 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised the Regional workshop on basic digital forensics – from evidence acquisition to analysis and reporting, in Dürres, Albania. The event brought together 24 practitioners from law...
CyberSEE reinforces regional capacities to combat online child sexual exploitation at AP Twins annual expert meeting 2026
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the reinforcement of capacities to fight against online child sexual abuse, through the participation of 13 investigators and team leaders from South-East Europe and Türkiye in the AP Twins annual expert meeting...
Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action and CyberSEE Project: Strengthening the capacities of magistrates to address cybercrime and electronic evidence remains a key priority
A group of 29 judicial magistrates from across Kosovo* gathered in Istog on 9-10 June 2026 for the second edition of the Introductory training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence, organised under the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project and CyberSEE Project in co-operation with the...
GLACY-e: Cybercrime Working Group gathers for third meeting to discuss legislation implementation challenges
Under the leadership of PILON's Cybercrime Working Group, representatives from ten Pacific Island nations (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) convened in Nadi, Fiji for the last meeting on elaborating the...
CyberSEE supports strengthening of the cybercrime investigation capacities in the region
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the enhancement of criminal justice capacities to fight against cybercrime through the participation of 16 law enforcement, intelligence and financial crime investigators from the countries in the South-East...
CyberEast+: Eastern Partnership stakeholders took stock of the current achievements and discussed the upcoming priorities during the fourth Steering Committee meeting of the project
The CyberEast+ project, a joint initiative of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, held its fourth Steering Committee meeting on 5 June 2026 in Strasbourg, France. The meeting gathered law enforcement officials, legislators, representatives from the European Commission, alongside...
GLACY-e Project: Fifth Steering Committee meeting
On 5 June 2026, the GLACY-e joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe convened its fifth Steering Committee meeting in Strasbourg and online, gathering representatives of the European Commission, INTERPOL and national teams from 33 project countries across four continents....
T-CY adopts mapping study on virtual assets and endorses CyberSPEX templates for the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol
The Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) held its 34th Plenary meeting in Strasbourg on 3–4 June 2026, marking the Committee's 20th anniversary and welcoming Aisling Kelly as the new Head of the Cybercrime Division and Executive Secretary of the T-CY. Among the key outcomes of the meeting, the...
Countries urged to review reservations that limit prosecution for AI-generated abuse material
Creating, altering and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material is criminalised under Council of Europe conventions
The Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and the Committee of the parties to the Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse have issued a joint statement following a session held on 2 June 2026 in Strasbourg addressing the growing...
CyberSPEX: Third consultation with civil society stakeholders and service providers on the implementation of the Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Following meetings held in December 2024 and November 2025, the Secretariat of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY), with the support of the CyberSPEX project, organised on 2 June 2026 the third consultation with civil society stakeholders and service providers on the implementation of the...
CyberSPEX: Fourth Steering Committee meeting
On 1 June 2026, the CyberSPEX joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised its fourth Steering Committee meeting in Strasbourg, France, gathering representatives of the EU member states authorities and partners from EU agencies (EUROPOL, EUROJUST, SIRIUS project). The...
CyberSPEX and T-CY: Upcoming consultation with civil society stakeholders
The Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) with the support of the CyberSPEX project, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, will host the third consultation with civil society stakeholders and service providers to strengthen public-private collaboration on cybercrime...
Driving inclusive Digital Governance: CyberEast+ and CyberSEE foster multi-stakeholder collaboration at EuroDIG 2026 and beyond; CyberSEE’s 5th Steering Committee advances regional co-operation
The 2026 session of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), supported by the European Commission and hosted by EURid on 26 and 27 May 2026 brought together 800 + participants, both online and onsite, from governments, international organisations, the private sector, civil society,...
CyberSPEX: Workshop on facilitating co-operation under the Second Additional Protocol through the 24/7 Network established under the Budapest Convention in EU Member States
The implementation of the Second Additional Protocol (2AP) to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) was furthered through a workshop organised by the CyberSPEX project on 26 May 2026 in Bucharest, Romania. The event gathered EU m/s representatives from Ministries of Justice, law...
GLACY-e: Brazil reinforced its capacities to fight against cybercrime by establishing the first pool of trainers among judges with advanced knowledge on cybercrime and electronic evidence
For the first time, a dedicated pool of judges as trainers has been established in Brazil to advance the fight against cybercrime and strengthen the handling of electronic evidence. This achievement was marked by the conclusion of an advanced five-day judicial training, held in Rio de Janeiro and...
CyberSEE supports implementation of “Cyber Guard”, Serbia’s national platform for reporting high-tech crime
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the implementation of the “Cyber Guard”, the newly established national platform for reporting high-tech crime, through three dedicated workshops.. Held in Novi Sad (7 May), Niš (13 May), and Zlatibor (20 May...
GLACY-e and CyberSPEX: Strengthening trans-regional co-operation in the fight against cybercrime: regional roundtable advances implementation of the Second Additional Protocol
The GLACY-e and CyberSPEX joint projects of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported Argentina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Portugal and Spain to advance in the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol...
CyberSPEX: Meeting with Spanish authorities on the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol
The implementation of the Second Additional Protocol (2AP) to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) by the Spain was supported by the CyberSPEX project through a meeting organised in co-operation with the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Parliament of...
GLACY-e: Federal judges in Brazil completed the course on adult training methodologies
25 federal judges from Brazil enhanced their training knowledge through a successful completion of a two-day online “Training of Trainers: Adult Training Methodologies” course, organised under the GLACY-e project, an initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The course was...