C-PROC activity report for 2023

5 April 2024 Strasbourg

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,...

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C-PROC: Over 500 professionals from around 130 countries attend the Octopus Conference 2023

13-15 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

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...

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iPROCEEDS-2 Closing Conference

14 DECEMBER 2023 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

With over 300 capacity-building and supporting activities aimed at strengthening the capacities of criminal justice authorities in South East Europe and Türkiye to search, seize and confiscate proceeds from online crime, to prevent money laundering on the Internet and to secure electronic...

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C-PROC: Meeting of the International Network of the National Judicial Trainers on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence

12 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

The plenary meeting of the International Network of the National Judicial Trainers (the Network) on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was held on 12 December 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, with the participation of the priority countries where the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of...

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The global state of cybercrime legislation in December 2023

8 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

Up-to-date domestic criminal law in line with the Convention on Cybercrime (the Budapest Convention) remains a key element in addressing cybercrime and handling electronic evidence for countries across the globe. An updated cursory overview of the Global State of Cybercrime Legislation prepared...

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C-PROC at 10: Ten years of capacity building by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe

5 December 2023 Bucharest, Romania

In October 2013, the Council of Europe decided to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Romania to establish a Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) in Bucharest responsible for capacity building on cybercrime and electronic evidence. C-PROC became operational in April 2014 and...

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iPROCEEDS-2: Third round of performance assessment workshops completed in Serbia and Türkiye

15-16 November 2023; 22-23 November 2023 Belgrade, Serbia; Ankara, Türkiye

Within the scope of the iPROCEEDS-2 project that is nearing its completion, performance assessment workshops were carried out in the last two project countries to evaluate the progress made during the implementation period 2020–2023. Two assessment visits were conducted in Belgrade, Serbia on...

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iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberEast: Regional Meeting on the protection of critical information infrastructure during CyberWeek 2023

14-15 November 2023 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberEast, joint projects of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, supported the participation of some 20 stakeholders from the countries/area of the Eastern Partnership, South-East Europe and Türkiye at the 2023 Regional Cybersecurity Symposium- Ensuring Cyber...

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iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberEast: Regional Cybercrime Co-operation Exercise between CSIRTs and Law Enforcement Officers from the Eastern Partnership, South East Europe and Türkiye

24-27 October 2023 Kakheti, Georgia

The joint projects of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberEast, alongside Leonardo and Cyber 4.0, organised the Regional Cybercrime Co-operation Exercise between CSIRTs and Law Enforcement. The scope of this joint exercise was to address the use of cyber tools...

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iPROCEEDS-2: Second round of performance assessment workshops completed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro

3-4 October 2023; 16-18 October 2023; 24-25 October 2023 SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA; PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO

Within the scope of the iPROCEEDS-2 project that is nearing its completion, performance assessment workshops are being carried out in the project countries/area to evaluate the progress made during the implementation period 2020–2023. Three assessment visits were conducted in Sarajevo, Bosnia...

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GLACY+: The last 2023 P2P workshop of the third series of workshops of the International Network of theNational Judicial Trainers

26 October 2023 online

On 26 October, around 45 practitioners participated in the fourth webinar of the third series of events dedicated to sharing experiences on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The webinar was organised in the framework of the International Network of National Judicial Trainers by the GLACY+...

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The seventh Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Network of Contact Points

20 OCTOBER 2023 THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

On 20 October 2023, the Council of Europe organised the seventh Annual Meeting of the 24/7 Points of Contact. The meeting was held at the Europol premises in The Hague, Netherlands. Under Article 35 of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), the 24/7 Network facilitates immediate...

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C-PROC delegates attend the Annual Conference of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)

18-19 October 2023 The Hague, The Netherlands

The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) supported the participation of over 60 participants from 37 countries to the European Cybercrime Centre’s Annual Conference held at the Europol Headquarters in The Hague. The theme of the 2023 edition was “10 Years of Joint Support...

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iPROCEEDS-2: Representatives of the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina attend ETSI Security Conference

16-19 OCTOBER 2023 VALBONNE, FRANCE

Between 16 and 19 October 2023, the iPROCEEDS-2 project supported the participation of five representatives of the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the annual ETSI Security Conference in Valbonne, France. The 2023 edition focused on Security Research and Global Security...

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iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberEast: Principles for co-operation between financial investigators and cybercrime experts discussed during Regional Workshop in Antalya

10-12 October 2023 Antalya, Türkiye

The joint projects of the European Union and Council of Europe iPROCEEDS-2 and CyberEast organised a Regional Workshop on Co-operation and Information Sharing between Financial Investigations and Cybercrime, in Antalya, Türkiye, on 10-12 October. Over 60 participants from South East Europe,...

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iPROCEEDS-2: First round of performance assessment workshops completed in Pristina and Tirana

26-28 SEPTEMBER 2023 TIRANA, ALBANIA; PRISTINA, KOSOVO

Within the scope of the iPROCEEDS-2 project that is nearing its completion, performance assessment workshops are being carried out in the project countries/area to evaluate the progress made during the implementation period 2020–2023. Two assessment visits were conducted in Tirana, on 26-27...

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iPROCEEDS-2: RATEL (Serbian CERT) takes part in the 70th meeting of TF-CSIRT

25-27 SEPTEMBER 2023 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Between 25 and 27 September 2023, the iPROCEEDS-2 project supported the participation of the Serbian CERT to the 70th meeting of the TF-CSIRT, in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting provided a forum to share and acquire knowledge on crisis management, enterprise forensics and recovery, threat...

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Workshop on international co-operation provisions of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)

21-22 September 2023 The Hague, the Netherlands

On 21 and 22 September 2023, a Workshop on international co-operation provisions of the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (Art. 9-10), was organised jointly by Eurojust and the Council of Europe. The exercise was held in a hybrid format, at the Eurojust premises...

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Underground Economy Conference 2023 – Commitment to solve global cybercrime challenges needs ongoing collaboration and technical innovation

4-7 September 2023 Prague, Czech Republic

From 4 to 7 September 2023, the Council of Europe, alongside Team Cymru, co-organised the Underground Economy Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. This prestigious international event convened around 500 experts representing law enforcement agencies, the cybersecurity community, private industry...

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iPROCEEDS-2: Counterpart from Bosnia and Herzegovina attends training on International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database

26 – 28 JULY 2023 LYON, FRANCE

From 26 to 28 July 2023, the iPROCEEDS-2 project facilitated the participation of one representative from the Ministry of Interior of Bosnia and Herzegovina to an INTERPOL training pertaining to the use of the International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) image and video database. This...

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