CyberSEE joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe organised its Launch event and the first Steering Committee meeting, on 17 June 2024, in Strasbourg, France.
The meeting gathered representatives from the European Commission, the Council of Europe and delegates from Public Prosecution Offices, Ministries of Justice, Police Cybercrime Investigation Units, Financial Investigation Units, Computer Emergency Response Teams and training institutions from all priority countries/areas.
The event achieved its goals of presenting the project’s concept and workplan, while providing a platform for sharing developments and regional priorities for criminal justice actions on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The European Commission emphasised the project's relevance, the significant progress in the region, and their commitment to supporting the future project action.
The project’s objectives were discussed, along with new concepts such as the Skill Sharing Programme, Cyber Olympics and crime scene investigation workshops. Additionally, the participants were provided with an overview of the activities implemented during the first six months and the proposed calendar for the upcoming period. The domestic project teams expressed their engagement towards the project's objectives and implementation.
Furthermore, the meeting focused on sharing domestic and regional updates on legal frameworks, developments of the institutional capacities, initiatives on cooperation, current needs and strategic priorities on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The project countries' efforts to amend domestic legislations for the transposition of the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime should consider the indications of the Decision of the Council European Union 2023/436 authorising Member States to ratify this international instrument.
CyberSEE will continue supporting South-East Europe and Türkiye in addressing the challenges of cybercrime and achieving stronger compliance with the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) through capacity building actions.
Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC)