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Exchange of views with the diplomatic community and international organisations in Bucharest on the occasion of C-PROC’s 10th anniversary
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), based in Bucharest, celebrates this month 10 years since it was established. On this occasion, a meeting with the diplomatic community and representatives of international organisations in Bucharest was hosted by C-PROC at its...
Ten years of cooperation between Romania and the Council of Europe for capacity building on cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), based in Bucharest, celebrates this month 10 years since it was founded. On this occasion, on 11 April 2024 an event was organised in Bucharest with representatives of criminal justice authorities in Romania and other relevant...
GLACY-e and Octopus Projects: The first pool of national judicial trainers of Brazil finalise the training programme on cybercrime and electronic evidence
A group of 19 prosecutors from several regions of Brazil underwent the advanced training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence from 8 to 12 April 2024, at the Prosecutor's Office in São Paulo. The course was organised by the Federal Public Ministry of Brazil with the support of the GLACY-e...
C-PROC activity report for 2023
Today, Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić shared her report on the activities in 2023 of the Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) of the Council of Europe with the Committee of Ministers. This report confirms once again the global scope and impact of capacity building by C-PROC: "In 2023,...
Cybercrime and freedom of expression discussion paper now available in FR and ES
The recent discussion paper on cybercrime and freedom of expression prepared under the Octopus Project and published in December 2023, is now available in French and Spanish. This paper aims at supporting policy makers, legislators and criminal justice practitioners in their development and...
C-PROC is recruiting a Senior Project Officer
Do you have experience in the implementation of technical cooperation projects? Would you like to contribute to the activities of an International Organisation working for human rights, democracy and the rule of law? If so, our job offer may be the right opportunity for you. This job offers the...
GLACY-e: Ecuador makes progress towards developing a national cybercrime strategy
Since 2022, when Ecuador was invited to become a Party to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), the country took significant steps to develop institutional capacities to investigate and prosecute cybercrime. To further harmonise and consolidate these efforts, Ecuadorian authorities...
Tunisia becomes the 70th Party to Convention on Cybercrime
Today, 8 March 2024, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, Mr Badreddine JELIDI, Consul at the Consulate General of Tunisia in Strasbourg, deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With Tunisia's accession, 70 States are now Parties,...
CyberSouth+ contributes to the launch of the Rule of Law Youth Network, supported by the North-South Centre and Programme South V of the Council of Europe
On 4 March 2024 in Tunis, Tunisia, the Council of Europe facilitated the first gathering of the Rule of Law Youth Network – RoLYIN. The objective of this network, which includes among others representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia is to increase young...
GLACY+: The International Network of National Judicial Trainers kicks-off the 4th series of P2P webinar
About 45 cybercrime professionals from 12 countries participating in the International Network of National Judicial Trainers (Network) met online on 29 February to discuss cybercrime challenges in relation to cryptocurrencies. The participants had to study in advance a scenario case involving...
GLACY+/GLACY-e and INTERPOL: Law Enforcement Sharpen Skills at the Digital Security Challenge 2024
In the framework of the GLACY+ project, a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, INTERPOL hosted the 6th Digital Security Challenge in Cebu, Philippines, from 19 -23 February 2024. This unique capture-the-flag competition was designed to hone the digital forensic and...
CyberSouth+: Renewed engagement from Morocco in the implementation of the new project phase
On 6 February 2024, representatives of the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) organised a programmatic meeting with the Moroccan Ministry of Justice, to discuss the new joint project of the European Union and Council of Europe, CyberSouth+ (2024-2026), its future...
Grenada and Mozambique have been invited to accede to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 7 February 2024, Grenada and Mozambique have been invited to accede to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention). This invitation to accede is valid for five years from its adoption. This is also a result of capacity building activities supported through the various projects of the...
Japan makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Japan has made a voluntary contribution of €120,000 to support the Council of Europe action against cybercrime. The agreement was signed on 2 February 2024 by Ambassador Hiroyuki Uchida, Permanent Observer of Japan to the Council of Europe, and Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary...
Refresher Course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for the Filipino national trainers
On 15 – 23 January September, the GLACY+ and GLACY-e project, in co-operation with the Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) and the Supreme Court of the Philippines, organised the Refresher course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for around 20 national trainers in Manila,...
Cameroon becomes 69th Party to Convention on Cybercrime
On 8 February 2023, Cameroon was invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. This invitation to accede is valid for five years from its adoption. Today, 15 December, on the occasion of a ceremony on the last day of the Octopus Conference 2023 in Bucharest, Cameroon became Party to...
C-PROC: Over 500 professionals from around 130 countries attend the Octopus Conference 2023
On 13-15 December 2023 the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe organised its flagship event, the Octopus Conference, which brought together over 500 professionals from around 130 countries. In their opening remarks, Alexander Seger, Head of the Cybercrime Division of the...
CyberSouth: Closing event
On 14 December 2023, during the Octopus Conference 2023, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe together with representatives from the priority countries - Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, met for the Closing event of the CyberSouth project, the joint European...
Closing Conference of the GLACY+ project and Launching Event of the GLACY-e project
More than 160 participants from 20 countries from all around the world met in Bucharest, on 14 December, on the margins of the Octopus Conference 2023, to mark the transition between GLACY+ and GLACY-e, the two joint global projects of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. Gradually,...
CyberEast: Closing Conference of the Project
After four and a half years of implementation, marked by more than 250 successful capacity-building and supporting activities ensuring cyber resilience through action on cybercrime and electronic evidence in the Eastern Partnership Region, CyberEast, the joint project of the European Union and of...
