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 well as the European Commission Directorate - General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiation (DG NEAR) and project partners attended the launching event. They were provided with an overview of the results of CyberSouth project (2017-2023) as well as the CyberSouth+ objectives.
Furthermore, the event provided an overview on current threats and trends while allowing participants to exchange on tools to strengthen the co-operation in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
In particular, the conference focused on the Council of Europe legal instruments and standards on cybercrime as well as priorities of project partners such as public-private partnership, fight against money laundering and crypto currencies, online child sexual exploitation and abuse as well as freedom of expression and cybercrime.
The CyberSouth+ project (2024-2026) aims at strengthening criminal justice capacities for enhanced co-operation on cybercrime and disclosure of electronic evidence through a combination of regional and country-specific actions that will be tailored to the needs and capacities of each project jurisdiction.
* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe and European Union member States on this issue.
Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
Second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence
CyberSouth+ project webpage
