The European Commission signed the UN Convention against cybercrime on the EU’s behalf. The signing of the document, announced by the European Commission in a notice, took place along with another 64 countries across the world in Hanoi, Vietnam, during a high-level UN conference. The document had been adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 24^th 2024. “The convention enhances the EU’s ability to fight cybercrime together with international partners”, the European notice says. The document lays out global standards to prevent and fight cybercrime while ensuring to step up international cooperation and the protection of fundamental rights. It lists child sexual abuse, online fraud and ransomware attacks as criminally prosecutable, specifies details about the extradition of persons under investigation and the exchange of electronic evidence, as well as the criminalisation of cybercrime. “The fight against cybercrime is a priority for the EU”, Brussels commented. “Cybercrime knows no borders; it can create disruption of essential services, financial losses for individuals and businesses, and it can compromise personal and sensitive information”. Great satisfaction was also voiced by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres: it is “a victory for victims of online abuse” and “a clear pathway for investigators and prosecutors” to finally overcome this barrier to justice when crimes and evidence cross multiple borders. The European Parliament too will have to approve such signature, while the EU member states will sign and ratify it according to their own national procedures.