29/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission proposed, on Tuesday 29 March, a negotiating mandate for the EU to take part in the negotiations on a new international convention to combat the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes. The negotiations, which began in early 2022 and are expected to end in 2024, follow a December 2019 UN resolution on combating the criminal use of these technologies. It will now be up to the EU Council to adopt its decision authorising the EU to participate in the negotiations. In a context of increasing cybercrime, the new convention should make it possible to strengthen international cooperation in criminal law enforcement. The EU, the Commission said, should in particular ensure a high level of protection of international human rights standards during the negotiations. (TM)