challenges for all law enforcement agencies already right now but even more in future as more and more crimes will shift from the real world into the cyberspace. This event is considered as a first step towards establishing a network of Danube region agencies competent in fighting cybercrime. The requirements of effective strategies to combat cybercrime, for enhanced international police cooperation and alliances with other stakeholders underline that further improvements could be tackled by a tailor-made international project which could perhaps be financed out of the new EU Internal Security Fund. Further details on this issue shall be discussed in due time within the Steering Group of PA 11. PACs consider this project proposal as important as the fight against the Involvement of the PACs cybercrime should be promoted in the Danube region. The project corresponds to the action intensify the prosecution of “To Internet crime within the target cooperation (cybercrime)” “Effective between relevant law enforcement actors by and it contributed to 2015” the strengthening of the police cooperation in the Danube region. Continuing cooperation in the field of combating cybercrime in a new Next steps project of PA 11 in view of future establishment of networks of relevant experts in the Danube region PROJECT APPROVED BY THE STEERING GROUP Name of the Setting up Coordination Centre(s) for Border Police Cooperation/ project Networking of Existing Centres Action related Strengthening the law enforcement cooperation through contact centres Countries Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, involved Romania, Moldova, EUBAM Funding Technical Assistance Stage of On-going implementation The project idea was defined as agreed to be a strategic dimension of the Description work at the ministerial Danube Security Conference on 6th/7th May 2013 in Munich. It will be filled with content and will succeed to establish permanent and sustainable police cooperation. The outlined focuses of cooperation enhanced exchange of information – with possibilities for preventing actions, the so called early-warning system, as well as coordinating joint activities and performing joint operations. Important challenges mapped out finding out the appropriate form for – organising the cooperation, possibilities for establishing contact points/ using existing ones, establishing environment for communication and
challenges for all law enforcement agencies already right now but even more in future as more and more crimes will shift from the real world into the cyberspace. This event is considered as a first step towards establishing a network of Danube region agencies competent in fighting cybercrime. The requirements of effective strategies to combat cybercrime, for enhanced international police cooperation and alliances with other stakeholders underline that further improvements could be tackled by a tailor-made international project which could perhaps be financed out of the new EU Internal Security Fund. Further details on this issue shall be discussed in due time within the Steering Group of PA 11. Involvement of the PACs PACs consider this project proposal as important as the fight against the cybercrime should be promoted in the Danube region. The project corresponds to the action “To intensify the prosecution of Internet crime (cybercrime)” within the target “Effective cooperation between relevant law enforcement actors by 2015” and it contributed to the strengthening of the police cooperation in the Danube region. Next steps Continuing cooperation in the field of combating cybercrime in a new project of PA 11 in view of future establishment of networks of relevant experts in the Danube region PROJECT APPROVED BY THE STEERING GROUP Name of the project Setting up Coordination Centre(s) for Border Police Cooperation/ Networking of Existing Centres Action related Strengthening the law enforcement cooperation through contact centres Countries involved Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, EUBAM Funding Technical Assistance Stage of implementation On-going Description The project idea was defined as agreed to be a strategic dimension of the work at the ministerial Danube Security Conference on 6th/7th May 2013 in Munich. It will be filled with content and will succeed to establish permanent and sustainable police cooperation. The outlined focuses of cooperation – enhanced exchange of information with possibilities for preventing actions, the so called early-warning system, as well as coordinating joint activities and performing joint operations. Important challenges mapped out – finding out the appropriate form for organising the cooperation, possibilities for establishing contact points/ using existing ones, establishing environment for communication and