TIRANA, May 28 /ATA/ As part of the EU and Council of Europe’s “CyberSEE” project, a meeting was held today between representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Council of Europe, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Cybercrime Directorate, and the Financial Intelligence Agency.
Minister of Justice Ulsi Manja stated in a social media post that “the objective of the meeting was to review the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime and to align national legislation accordingly, with the aim of ensuring its effective implementation and enhancing cooperation with foreign authorities in the fight against cybercrime.”
According to Manja, “Albania is committed to strengthening cybersecurity.”
The overall objective of “CyberSEE” is to strengthen the rule of law, security, and regional cooperation in Southeast Europe and Turkey through a more effective response to the challenges of cybercrime.
As part of this overarching objective, the project conducts activities across the region with the specific aim of enhancing the effectiveness of the criminal justice response to cybercrime and electronic evidence in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and Kosovo.
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