Romania’s Implementation of International and European Cyber Law to Strengthen National Cybersecurity

Abstract

Since the establishment of the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime in 2001, Romania has been at the forefront of ratifying and implementing the provisions and various directives and cooperating with international partners. In 2021, Romania became the headquarters of the European Center of Industrial, Technological and Research Competence (ECCC) in the field of cybersecurity. Its mission is securing digital infrastructures, conducting research in the field of cybersecurity and making technological developments. Because Romania is such an influential leader in European cybercrime, the purpose of this investigation report is to explore the level of implementation of international law into Romanian law, as well as to discover possible shortcomings. The report will specifically explore the implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime and related European directives into the national framework.