T-CY News
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...
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)....
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...
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...
Cybercrime Breakfast for Permanent Representatives
A Cybercrime Breakfast for Permanent Representations was held at the Council of Europe on 21 November 2024 to discuss the impact and continued relevance of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), its First protocol on xenophobia an racism and its Second Protocol on electronic...
Upcoming Exchange on Public-Private Cooperation
The Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and the CyberSPEX project, a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, will host an industry exchange with service providers to strengthen public-private collaboration under the Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime...
Kenya, Malawi and Papua New Guinea invited to accede to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 9 October 2024, following the 1509th Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies’ meeting, Kenya, Malawi and Papua New Guinea 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...
Paraguay becomes the 47th State to sign the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Today, 24 September 2024, Ms Cynthia María FILÁRTIGA LACROIX, Ambassador of Paraguay to France, 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 Bjørn Berge,...
International Symposium on Cybercrime Response (ISCR)
The Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) was invited to attend the International Symposium on Cybercrime Response (ISCR) – 2024, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 27 to 29 August. Hosted by the Investigation Bureau of the Korean National Police Agency, this annual event aims to contribute to...
Application of the Budapest Convention extended to Curaçao
On 27 June 2024, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, Mr Shalten Hato, Minister of Justice of Curaçao, deposited the instruments of acceptance by the Netherlands of the territorial application of the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). This marks the first time that the...
30th T-CY plenary treaty ceremony sees Budapest Convention reach 75 Parties, Benin accede to the First Protocol and Czechia and Sierra Leone sign the Second Additional Protocol
Today, 20 June 2024, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr Bjørn Berge, and within the framework of the 30th plenary session of the T-CY, Benin, Fiji and Kiribati acceded to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With these new accessions, 75 States are now...
Grenada accedes to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 22 April 2024, Grenada deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With Grenada’s accession, 72 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 19 have been invited to accede to the Convention. Grenada joining the Convention on Cybercrime may set an example...
Sierra Leone acceded to the Convention on Cybercrime
On 19 April 2024, the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Brussels deposited the instrument of accession to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185). With Sierra Leone's accession, 71 States are now Parties, two have signed it and 20 have been invited to accede to the Convention. The Council of Europe and...
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,...
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...
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...
Armenia becomes 43rd State to sign the Second Additional Protocol to Convention on Cybercrime
Today, 16 November 2023, Mr Arman KHACHATRYAN, Permanent representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe, 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...
Rwanda and São Tomé and Príncipe invited to join the Convention on Cybercrime
On 4 October, Rwanda and São Tomé and Príncipe were invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. This invitation to accede is valid for five years from its adoption. African countries are demonstrating an increasing commitment to co-operate on cybercrime and to make use of the...
Japan becomes 2nd state to ratify the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
Today, 10 August 2023, Japan became the second state to ratify the Second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence, after Mr Hiroyuki UCHIDA, Consul General, Permanent Observer of Japan to the Council of Europe, deposited the...
Kiribati invited to join the Convention on Cybercrime
Today, on 3 July 2023, Kiribati was invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. This invitation to accede is valid for five years from its adoption. This new invitation brings the number of countries invited to accede to 21. Parties and observers of the Budapest Convention More...
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