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CyberSEE and CyberSPEX joined CyberSea Festival 2026 to advance cyber resilience and international co-operation against cybercrime
From 28 to 30 July 2026, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) through the CyberSEE and CyberSPEX projects, took part in the CyberSea Festival 2026 organised in Mamaia, Romania by Women4Cyber Romania, in co-operation with the Council of Europe, the National Directorate...
GLACY-e project: Uruguay advances the Criminal Procedure Code reform for strengthening the electronic evidence framework
On 21 July 2026, the GLACY-e joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe contributed to the session of the Commission for Constitution and Legislation of the Uruguayan Senate, where legislators debated a landmark reform of the country's Criminal Procedure Code incorporating new...
Deadline: 11 August 2026 at 16h00 Kyiv time (GMT+3)
Call for Tenders: provision of specialised IT software services for Ukraine
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the CyberUA project, on strengthening capacities on electronic evidence of war crimes and gross human rights violations in Ukraine. The project is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe's Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026 and...
CyberEast+ and CyberUA: Ukrainian law enforcement authorities and the Verkhovna Rada assessed the improvements to the Criminal Code of Ukraine, in line with international standards
The development and adoption of legislation improving the procedures related to the collection and use of electronic evidence in criminal proceedings remains a priority for Ukraine. Such reforms are required, to allow Ukrainian authorities to access electronic evidence and to ensure their...
CyberSEE Project and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: The Western Balkans Working Group on Digital Assets Investigation advances investigation skills with its second regional workshop in Budva
The CyberSEE project in co-operation with the CEPOL Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism (WB PaCT) project enhanced the investigative capacities through the organisation of the Western Balkans Working Group on Digital Asset Investigations, in Budva, Montenegro, from 29 June to...
Octopus Project: Cyberviolence Resource tool on domestic legislation on cyberviolence worldwide was launched
Under the Cyberviolence Resource a new web page on domestic legislation on cyberviolence was launched. This webpage gathers over 1600 entries reflecting responses to a questionnaire adopted by the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) during its 32nd Plenary meeting and shared with members and...
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...
CyberEast+ and CyberUA: Ukrainian authorities and private sector actors enhanced their co-operation through joining a cybercrime exercise
The ongoing aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, reflected in increasing cyberattacks, including against critical infrastructure, remains one of the key challenges in the Eastern Partnership region. In order to respond to this type of hybrid cyber war, and to improve the...
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...