Cybercrime

On 29 and 30 September 2025 more than 100 international experts from EU Member States and Parties to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)  gathered at Eurojust premises to discuss and exchange views on the challenges and legal solutions for international co-operation under the provisions of the Second Additional Protocol.

The CyberSPEX and GLACY-e projects of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), together with Eurojust, co-organised a two-day event dedicated to practitioners from judiciary, law enforcement and other professionals involved in the domestic legislative process associated to the implementation of the Second Protocol. The key aspectsdiscussed during the workshop were in relation to direct cross-border co-operation between judicial authorities and service providers, the verification and authentication of requests, the nomination and role of authorities as well as the interaction between the Second Additional Protocol and the provisions of the EU e-Evidence regulation and directive. The workshop was an opportunity for countries to share best practicies and ways of addressing some of the challenges in the implementations of the tools affered by the Protocol.

The focus on the articles 6 to 10 of the Second Additional Protocol highlighted the need for harmonisation of the domestic legislation and  additional dialogue between the relevant stakeholders.

This event is also  part of a broader effort undertaken by the CyberSPEX project to support EU Member States in the process of implementation of the Second Additional Protocol.

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

Eurojust news: E-Evidence in focus at Eurojust and Council of Europe joint cybercrime workshop