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CyberSEE, CyberEast, CyerSouth+, GLACY-e and Octopus Projects: The Cyber Games 2025 – Where practitioners come together to sharpen their skills for fighting against cybercrime
Organised in Kuala Lumpur from 20 to 23 May 2025 within the framework of the CyberSEE Project, alongside CyberEast+, CyberSouth+, GLACY-e and Octopus projects and in close partnership with INTERPOL and the National Cyber Security Agency of Malaysia (NACSA), the first edition of the Cyber Games,...
CyberSEE project supports Serbia’s efforts to develop a new Cybercrime Strategy
On 15-16 May 2025, a domestic workshop to support the development of the Cybercrime Strategy in Serbia (2025–2030) was organised by the joint European Union and the Council of Europe CyberSEE project, in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Vrdnik. The workshop was aimed at...
CyberEast+, CyberSEE & Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: Stakeholders from the justice sector, law enforcement, and civil society exchanged views on internet regulations and innovations during EuroDIG 2025
The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, hosted the 2025 session of the Pan-European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG). The event, organised under the theme of “Safeguarding human rights by balancing...
CyberSEE: Bosnia and Herzegovina continues its efforts towards the signature and implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
On 6 May 2025, the European Union-Council of Europe joint project CyberSEE, in cooperation with the criminal justice authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, organised a Domestic Expert Workshop on the Provisions of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime in Sarajevo to...
Octopus Conference: Registration and Youth Competition deadlines extended to 10 May 2025
Given the considerable interest from across the globe, the Octopus Conference Secretariat has extended the deadline to register for in-person participation and submit entries for the Youth and Cybercrime Competition to 10 May 2025, 23h59 CEST, Strasbourg time. The conference will feature...
Consultation and validation workshop of the Standard Operation Procedures on electronic evidence in Sierra Leone
As part of the ongoing cooperation between the authorities of Sierra Leone and the GLACY-e joint project of the European Commission and the Council of Europe on the drafting the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on electronic evidence for law enforcement and prosecutors, a two-day consultation...
New deadline for submissions: 10 May 2025
Octopus Conference 2025: Youth and Cybercrime Competition launched
Young people play a significant role in the digital ecosystem, both as key actors and as vulnerable individuals facing cyber threats. The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) is launching a Youth and Cybercrime Competition to engage youth and youth organisations in...
CyberSouth+: Regional training for first responders to cybercrime and electronic evidence for law enforcement representatives
Some 22 law enforcement representatives from Libya, Palestine*, and Tunisia participated in a training session for first responders to cybercrime investigations and other criminal investigations involving electronic evidence. The activity was organised by the CyberSouth+ project, a joint...
Octopus Project - CYBERKOP Action: Kosovo Police strengthens cybercrime response by updating the training program for first responders
With the support of the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project, the Kosovo Police have enhanced their capacity to address cybercrime by updating their Training Programme on Investigation of Cybercrimes for First Responders. The programme reflects the joint efforts of Cybercrime Directorate and...
CyberSPEX: Regional meeting on the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol with Central and Eastern European countries
The CyberSPEX project organised the third meeting of its regional series on the implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) . The meeting was held in cooperation with the Romanian Ministry of Justice and took place in Bucharest on 14-15...
C-PROC is recruiting a Senior Project Officer under the GLACY-e project
Do you have a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in the implementation of technical co-operation projects on criminal matters at international level? Do you hold a completed full course of general secondary education and appropriate professional qualifications? Do you have...
CyberSEE: Türkiye advances legal and institutional measures to strengthen cybercrime response
From 9 to 10 April 2025, the CyberSEE European Union-Council of Europe joint project, organised two domestic events in Ankara, Türkiye, to support the country’s criminal justice response to challenges posed by cybercrime and electronic evidence. On the first day, the meeting with the Turkish...
CyberSEE: Enhanced regional capacity to tackle cybercrime in the digital finance era through a workshop on cryptocurrencies, electronic evidence and cooperation with service providers
From 8 to 9 April 2025, the CyberSEE European Union-Council of Europe joint project, in close cooperation with the Western Balkans Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project, the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN) and the SIRIUS Project, successfully concluded a regional workshop on...
Octopus Project - CYBERKOP Action: Strengthening legal judicial cooperation through targeted study visit of domestic institutions of Kosovo* to Latvia
A delegation of domestic judicial and law enforcement institutions of Kosovo* visited Latvia, with the support of the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project in view of, exchanging good practices and enhancing cross-border cooperation in key areas of justice reform and anti-corruption. Through...
C-PROC: Regional Cybercrime Cooperation Training Exercise
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), thorough its projects CyberEast+, CyberSEE, CyberSouth+ and GLACY-e, and in partnership with the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate, organised a comprehensive cybercrime training exercise on elections interference, in...
GLACY-e: Awareness raising workshops for legislators and service providers on the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Between 7 - 8 April 2025, the GLACY-e joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, organized two workshops on the Second Additional Protocol (2AP) to the Convention on Cybercrime in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the workshop dedicated to legislators approximately 60...
GLACY-e: Stakeholder workshop on the role and responsibilities of 24/7 Point of Contact
On 7 April 2025, the GLACY-e project, a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, successfully conducted an online workshop aimed at enhancing the knowledge and cooperation of representatives from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Benin through the 24/7 Points of Contact...
CyberSEE: North Macedonia advances preparations for the ratification of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 3 April 2025, the European Union-Council of Europe joint project CyberSEE supported thecriminal justice authorities of North Macedonia in the organisation of a high-level domestic workshop in Skopje in view of implementation and further ratification of the Second Additional Protocol to the...
Antigua and Barbuda enhances cybercrime response by training under the Octopus Project
The Ministry of Information Communication Technologies, Utilities and Energy of Antigua and Barbuda, in cooperation with the Octopus Project of the Council of Europe, organised the Introductory course on cybercrime and e-evidence for the authorities of Antigua and Barbuda. In his opening remarks,...
Latvia becomes the 49th State to sign the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Today, 27 March 2025, H.E. Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvian Ministry of Justice, signed the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence. The event took place in Strasbourg in the presence of Alain BERSET, Secretary...