Project Cybercrime@EAP II Improving international cooperation on cybercrime in the Eastern Partnership region Meeting under the CyberCrime@EAP II project organised by the Council of Europe 9-11 September 2015, Hotel Novotel, Bucharest, Romania

Cybercrime@EAP II: Core issues to be addressed

The level of international co-operation on cybercrime and electronic evidence is limited and very few requests for mutual legal assistance related to electronic evidence are sent or received because of:

•  Complex and time-consuming procedures for mutual legal assistance;
•  Absence of mechanisms for expedited mutual legal assistance in the sense of Article 31 of the Budapest Convention;
•  Limited role of 24/7 points of contact;
•  Delays in replies and often no replies from foreign countries to

  requests for police and judicial cooperation;

•  Limited cooperation with multi-national service providers;
•  Limited trust in cooperation with and between the six EaP

  countries.

Cybercrime@EAP II: Project objective

To enable efficient regional and international co- operation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.

Outcome indicators:

•  The number of mutual legal assistance requests on cybercrime and electronic evidence sent/received will have increased in the six countries by month 30
•  The number of requests sent/received by 24/7 points of contact will have increased in the six countries by month 30
•  Draft amendments to procedures and rules on mutual legal assistance on cybercrime and electronic evidence are available by month 24 in the six countries

Cybercrime@EAP II: Expected results

1. The authorities responsible for mutual legal assistance in the six EAP countries will have better skills and tools (manual, online resources) for international co-operation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
2. The role of 24/7 points of contact will have been strengthened in the six EaP countries.
3. Recommendations for amendments to procedures and rules on mutual legal assistance on cybercrime and electronic evidence are available for the six EaP countries.

Cybercrime@EAP II: Current status

•  6 x 2 working groups on MLA and on 24/7 contact points established.
•  Detailed replies to a questionnaire on international cooperation received.
•  Partners mobilised: Estonia, France, Germany, Romania and European Cybercrime Centre/EUROPOL.
•  Initial workplan agreed:
  Meeting 1: Bucharest 9-11 September 2015 Meeting 2: Georgia/TBC, December 2015
  Meeting 3: TBC, March 2016
•  April 2016 October 2017: support to implementation of recommendations

Cybercrime@EAP II: Meeting Bucharest, 9-11 Sep 2015

Objectives of the meeting:

1. To analyse the procedures and institutional capacities
for Mutual legal assistance on cybercrime and electronic

evidence
of 24/7 points of contact for cybercrime and electronic

evidence

Good practices, weaknesses, problems, possible solutions?

2. To prepare preliminary recommendations

Cybercrime@EAP II: Meeting Bucharest, 9-11 Sep 2015

Day 1 Plenary:

Results of assessment of MLA by Cybercrime Convention Committee MLA in Eastern Partnership countries
24/7 points of contact in EAP countries
International experience

• EC3/EUROPOL • Estonia
• Germany
• USA

Cybercrime@EAP II: Meeting Bucharest, 9-11 Sep 2015

Workshop sessions (background doc: replies to questionnaire):

+ Visit to DIICOT + Social dinner

Cybercrime@EAP II: Meeting Bucharest, 9-11 Sep 2015

Day 3:

•  Project teams (country delegations) prepare preliminary recommendations
•  Presentation and discussion of recommendations
•  Outlook: 2nd Meeting, December 2015
•  Cybercrime@EAP III?
•  Conclusions