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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,...
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...
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...
CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, CyberSPEX, GLACY-e and Octopus Projects: The Cyber Games and Digital Security Challenge 2026 - The second edition takes the global fight against cybercrime to Africa
Organised in Marrakech from 19 to 21 May 2026 within the framework of the CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, CyberSPEX, GLACY-e and Octopus projects and in close partnership with INTERPOL and Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and General Directorate for Information Systems Security...
Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) engaged and shared views with partners during the EU Cybernet Stakeholder Community
The EU CyberNet Stakeholder Community Day 2026 was organised jointly by EU Cybernet project and European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) on 13 May in Brussels. The meeting brought together representatives of the donors, implementers and partners of the cybercrime capacity building...
Papua New Guinea becomes the 82nd Party to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 6 May 2026, Papua New Guinea acceded to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With Papua New Guinea’s accession, 82 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 13 have been invited to accede to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Papua New Guinea on 1 September 2026....
GLACY-e: Brazil advances cybercrime justice with new training-of-trainers program
Brazil has taken a major step in its fight against cybercrime with the launch of a state-level judicial training-of-trainers program under the GLACY-e project, co-funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union. After completing the introductory judicial course on the CYBOX platform in May...
CyberEast+: Defence attorneys from Ukraine attended the HELP Training Course on cybercrime and electronic evidence
The Ukrainian Bar Association, in collaboration with CyberEast+, a joint project of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, organised a training on cybercrime and electronic evidence, addressed to 35 defence attorneys specialising in criminal justice cases from Ukraine. Ukraine, as a...
Octopus Conference 2026: Registration is now open!
Registration is now open for Octopus Conference 2026, which will take place between 14-16 October, in Strasbourg, France! Register to attend in person the Octopus Conference 2026 The 2026 edition will be of particular significance as it marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on Cybercrime...
CyberSEE: Strengthening Dark Web and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigative capacities across the Western Balkans
Between 27 and 30 April 2026, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe supported the Albanian State Police in organising their first activity as co-leaders of the Operational Action 6.2 under EMPACT policy cycle, in co-operation with the Western Balkans Cyber...
C-PROC's Head of Office meets with Ambassador of Montenegro in Bucharest to discuss ongoing and prospective technical assistance on cybercrime and electronic evidence
On 27 April, following the discussions during the Twelfth anniversary of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) and meeting with the diplomatic community, His Excellency Mr Danilo Brajović, Ambassador of Montenegro in Bucharest, convened a meeting with the...
CyberEast+ and CyberSouth+: Guidelines facilitating mutual legal assistance in cybercrime and electronic evidence were reinforced
Addressing well-known problems of efficiency and expedience of international co-operation on cybercrime and electronic evidence, Mutual Legal Assistance Guidelines were agreed by Eastern Partnership states back in 2021, under the joint CyberEast regional initiative of the European Union and the...
GLACY-e: Peruvian judges and prosecutors trained on gender dimensions of cybercrime
A specialized Train the Trainers workshop on gendered aspects of cybercrime was held in Lima, Peru, from 21 to 24 April, bringing together 27 judges and prosecutors to strengthen the criminal justice response to gender-based offences in the digital environment. Organized within the framework of...
12 years of co-operation between Romania and the Council of Europe to strengthen capacities in the field of cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) of the Council of Europe, based in Bucharest, is celebrating its 12th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, a meeting was held in Bucharest on 21 April 2026, with representatives of the diplomatic community, international organisations, and...
CyberEast+, CyberUA: Ukrainian investigators increased their expertise on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), through CyberEast+, a joint project of the European Union and of the Council of Europe and the CyberUA project, funded by voluntary contributions under the Action Plan of the Council of Europe, organised a three-day specialised...
Costa Rica becomes the fourth state to ratify the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 15 April 2026, Costa Rica ratified the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence (CETS No. 224). Costa Rica becomes the fourth country to ratify the Protocol, bringing it closer to its entry into force. Opened for...
CyberSEE, CyberSouth+ and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: Strengthening regional co-operation and operational capacities to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse
Investigating online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) is one of the most challenging and sensitive topic as it requires highly specialised skills from law enforcement, given the vulnerability of the victims and the complexity and seriousness of the offences involved. To strengthen...