European Commission 8 May 2026, Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION determining the criteria and the procedure for establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Europe as regards the requests for accession of third parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (‘Budapest Convention’)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 8.5.2026 COM(2026) 186 final 2026/0101(NLE) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION determining the criteria and the procedure for establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Europe as regards the requests for accession of third parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (‘Budapest Convention’) EXPLANATORY