There is, as has already been said, one point still to resolved, which is also the most delicate one: it concerns article 18 of the convention, which relates to the interception of communications originating in one Member State, but which are directly performed by another Member State, without the assistance being requested of the State in which the interception is being carried out, something which is now possible thanks to the latest technology.
Som det allerede er blevet sagt, er der stadig et uløst spørgsmål, nemlig det vanskeligste. Det er konventionens artikel 18, der omhandler aflytning af kommunikation, som finder sted i en medlemsstat, og som foretages direkte af en anden medlemsstat, uden at der anmodes om assistance fra den stat, hvor aflytningen finder sted, hvilket i dag er muligt takket være den nye teknologi.