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CyberSEE and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: EUROPOL AP Twins Annual Expert Meeting on Protecting Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
From 5 to 6 June 2024, the CyberSEE project and CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project facilitated the participation of representatives from the criminal justice authorities of South-East Europe in the EUROPOL AP Twins Annual Expert Meeting on Protecting Children Against Sexual Exploitation and...
CyberSouth+ Basic judicial training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for magistrates
The CyberSouth+ project assisted the High Institutes for Magistrates of Morocco in organising a basic judicial training course on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Tangier, from 6 to 8 June 2024, enabling forty in service magistrates to acquire new skills and knowledge to fulfil their roles...
Octopus Project, GLACY-e and International Association of Prosecutors: New series of webinars on practical implications of the Second Additional Protocol
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), the Octopus Project and the EU-CoE GLACY-e project resumed dialogue with criminal justice authorities on the possible practical implementation of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention). A new series...
CyberSouth+ Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures with Lebanon
The CyberSouth+ project organized a two-day workshop, on-line, with representatives from the Lebanese Internal Security Force (ISF) and judiciary on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in cybercrime cases and electronic evidence. The aim of the event was to discuss with Lebanese stakeholders the...
CyberSEE: Series of capacity building activities on cybercrime and electronic evidence organised in partnership with U.S. Department of Justice held in Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
In May 2024, the CyberSEE Project joined forces with the U.S. Department of Justice for putting together a series of capacity building activities aiming to increase the knowledge of criminal justice representatives on conducting cybercrime investigations and handling of electronic evidence. On...
CyberEast+: Advisory mission on online financial investigations in the Republic of Armenia
The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, in collaboration with CyberEast+ (2024-2027), a joint endeavour of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, organised an Advisory mission on parallel financial investigations, collection of financial intelligence, tracing the online...
INJT: Fourth practitioner to practitioner webinar tackles OCSEA case scenario
On 28 May, the GLACY-e project organised jointly with the other capacity building projects implemented by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), a new practitioner-to practitioner (P2P) webinar, in the framework of the International Network of National Judicial...
CyberEast+: Moldovan country team discussed cybercrime legislation reforms and strategic priorities in line with the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
The newly launched CyberEast+ (2024-2027), a joint project of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, held on 27 May 2024 a meeting on cybercrime legislation reforms in view of implementation of the Second Additional Protocol, followed by a project coordination meeting with key...
C-PROC is recruiting Project Assistants for capacity building projects on cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) invites applications from qualified candidates interested in a position of Project Assistant, to provide administrative support to project teams responsible for the implementation of capacity building projects on cybercrime....
CyberSEE and Octopus Project – CyberKOP action: International Conference on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters and Cybercrime
CyberSEE project supported the EU-CoE Joint Programme Improving International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Turkey in organising the International Conference on International Judicial Cooperation on Criminal Matters and Combatting Cybercrime, held in Ankara, Türkiye, on 27-28 May....
CyberSouth+ Workshop on the First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime and the amendments to the criminal code of Morocco
The CyberSouth+ project supportedthe Ministry of Justice of Morocco in organising a workshop on the criminalization of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems and the proposed amendments to the criminal code of Morocco In line with the First Additional Protocol...
CyberSouth+ Training course on dark web and cryptocurrency for Moroccan law enforcement agencies
The CyberSouth+ project supported the School of the Gendarmerie Royale of Morocco, in delivering of a specialised training course on dark web and cryptocurrency for officials of the Police (DGSN), General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Prosecution Office and Gendarmerie. The...
CyberSouth+ Training of Trainers on Cybercrime and E-evidence for Magistrates in Algeria
The CyberSouth+ project, a joint action of the European Union and of the Council of Europe, organised a training of trainers course for magistrates, in Kolea, Algeria, during 13-16 May 2024. The Algerian High School for Magistrates has already adopted basic and advanced cybercrime training...
CyberSouth+ Contribution to the Multidisciplinary Conference on cybercrime and artificial intelligence challenges
Moroccan Centre for Polytechnic Research and Innovation (CMRPI), together with the National School of Applied Sciences, Ibn Tofail University – Kénitra (ENSAK) and the Council of Europe organised a conference on the challenges posed by the artificial intelligence in the context of cybercrime....
CyberSouth+ contribution to the EU Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade course by the European Security and Defence College
On 10 May 2024, the joint European Union - Council of Europe CyberSouth+ project contributed to the session on Advancing a global and open Cyberspace of the course “The EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade” by presenting on Council of Europe’s cybercrime capacity building...
CyberSouth+ Meeting with Jordanian stakeholders to discuss on the cybercrime legislation and future co-operation under the new project phase
Following the official launch of the CyberSouth+ project, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe had meetings with representatives of the Jordanian Ministry of Justice, Judicial Council, Judicial Institute, Financial intelligence Unit, Cybercrime Unit, Jordanian Armed Forces and...
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...
Octopus project – CYBERKOP action: Specialised judicial training course on international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence
The specialised judicial training course on international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence is delivered under the CYBERKOP Action of the Octopus Project, between 23 to 25 April 2024, in Pristina. Addressed to prosecutors, representatives of the Academy of Justice and domestic...
CyberSouth+ project starts its activities with 8 partners from the MENA region
On 17 and 18 April 2024, in Lisbon the Cybercrime Programme Office launched the joint European Union - Council of Europe CyberSouth+ project with the support of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe Representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia, as...
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...