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Rwanda becomes the 78th Party to the Convention on Cybercrime and accedes to the First Protocol
On 10 January 2025, Rwanda deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185), as well as its Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (ETS 189)....
United Kingdom makes a further voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project
The Government of the United Kingdom, as represented by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, made a further voluntary contribution to the Octopus Project implemented by the Council of Europe. The contribution of up to GBP 100 000 is dedicated to supporting activities to be...
Application of the First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime extended to Curaçao
On 7 January 2025, the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands has deposited the instrument of acceptance by the Netherlands, for Curaçao, of the First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic...
Season’s greetings!
Season’s greetings and best wishes for a peaceful and joyful end of year from the Cybercrime Division of the Council of Europe! We are happy to have been able to work on cybercrime with you in 2024, and meet or see you at in-person or online events, and look forward to continuing our cooperation...
Octopus project – CYBERKOP action: 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the Action
CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project held its First Steering Committee Meeting on 18 December 2024, in Pristina. The meeting served as a key platform to review progress, share achievements, and plan the next steps in advancing the action’s objectives. The meeting was officially opened by the...
CyberSEE and EndOCSEA@Europe+ projects: Enhancing capacities to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse in Montenegro
From 17 to 19 December 2024, the CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Council of Europe’s End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse@Europe Plus (EndOCSEA@Europe+) project, organised a training session on preventing and combatting...
Octopus project – CYBERKOP action: Second workshop on drafting the sub-legal act regulating access to Criminal Records System for the Ministry of Justice
As part of its commitment to supporting law reforms in Kosovo*, the CYBERKOP Action under the Octopus Project continues to provide assistance to the Ministry of Justice to draft the sub-legal act regulating their access to the Criminal Records System (CRS). Building on the outcomes of the first...
CyberSPEX: First Meeting of the Project Steering Committee and Exchange with Experts
The CyberSPEX project, a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Council of Europe, organised its first Project Steering Committee meeting, in Strasbourg, France, on 10 December 2024, followed by an exchange of views with experts from the most advanced countries in the process of...
Convention on Cybercrime: Ecuador becomes the 77th Party and Peru signs the Second Protocol on electronic evidence
Today, 12 December 2024, Ecuador deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With Ecuador, the Convention now has 77 Parties while two have signed it and 18 have been invited to accede. Moreover, Peru signed the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on...
Octopus Project: Malaysia pilots judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence
The Office of the Chief Registrar of Malaysia and the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia, with the support of the Octopus Project of the Council of Europe, organised a judicial training course on cybercrime and e-evidence. The course includes two standard modules - introductory and advanced...
CyberSouth+: First Steering Committee meeting of the CyberSouth+ project
The CyberSouth+ joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe held its first Steering Committee meeting to review the implementation of activities and progress in 2024. Representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia, shared their...
CyberSEE Second meeting of the Project Steering Committee
The CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised its second Project Steering Committee meeting, in Strasbourg, France, on 10 December 2024. The meeting gathered representatives from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and delegates of the criminal...
CyberSPEX: T-CY meeting with industry and service providers on the procedures enhancing direct cooperation under the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
The Secretariat of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY), in cooperation with the CyberSPEX project, organised on 10 December 2024 an exchange with Parties to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), service providers and industry. The meeting focused on the key provisions of the...
CyberSouth+: Regional training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for women investigators and prosecutors
The CyberSouth+ joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, together with INTERPOL project Momentum MENA, organised a four-day training on cybercrime and electronic evidence focusing on enhancing the comprehensive response of criminal justice professionals to cybercrime...
CyberSEE, CyberEast+, Octopus Project: Regional cybercrime exercise boosts interagency cooperation across East, South-East Europe and Türkiye
From 2 to 6 December 2024, the joint projects of the European Union and of the Council of Europe CyberSEE and CyberEast+, alongside Octopus Project and the Albanian State Police under EMPACT framework, successfully organised a Regional Cybercrime Cooperation Exercise in Tirana, Albania. This...
Octopus Project: Judicial Training Programme in Indonesia concludes with advanced course on cybercrime and e-evidence
Following the introductory module of the Judicial Training Programme on cybercrime and e-evidence organised in October 2024 in Bogor, Indonesia, 33 Indonesian judges and prosecutors returned to Bogor to attend the advanced course of the programme, and a soft skills training held during 25–29...
INJT: The Secretariat sets the action plan for 2025
On 29 November 2024, around 50 members from 12 participating countries in the International Network of National Judicial Trainers (INJT) took part in the annual plenary meeting, which was facilitated by the Secretariat of the Network. The members reviewed the activities carried out in 2024, among...
CyberSEE and CyberSouth+: Advancing justice for Online Child Protection: Regional workshop on OCSEA reporting and follow-up
The joint initiatives of the European Union and the Council of Europe, CyberSEE and CyberSouth+ projects, with the support of the Council of Europe’s Children’s Rights Division, organised a regional workshop on “Protection of children online: what follow-up to OCSEA reports?” in Rome, Italy. By...
CyberSEE: Enhancing law enforcement capacities through a regional training on basic cybercrime investigation skills
From 25 to 29 November 2024, the joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, CyberSEE, in cooperation with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) supported the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies (UCIPS) in Serbia to organise a Regional training on basic...
CyberSPEX: Webinar on the procedures enhancing direct cooperation under the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Art. 6 - 7) for EU Member States
On 22 November 2024, the CyberSPEX project, a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Council of Europe, held an webinar to introduce and further discuss the procedures enhancing direct cooperation with private entities and providers in other Parties under the Second Additional...