GLACY (Global Action on Cybercrime) is a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe aimed at supporting countries worldwide in the implementation of the Budapest Convention.

The specific objective of GLACY is: “to enable criminal justice authorities to engage in international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence on the basis of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.”

Results are expected in the following areas:

• Engagement of decision-makers
• Harmonisation of legislation
• Judicial training
• Law enforcement capacities
• International cooperation
• Information sharing
• Assessment of progress

Duration of the project: 1 November 2013 – 31 October 2016.