C-PROC

Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe

in Bucharest, Romania


The Council of Europe will establish a Programme Office on Cybercrime in Bucharest, Romania,
in order to support countries worldwide in their efforts against cybercrime. This decision has
been taken further to an offer to host such an office by Prime inister !ictor"!iorel Ponta
made in meetings with Thorb#$rn %agland, &ecretary 'eneral of the Council of Europe, in
arch and (pril this year.

The international community has reached broad agreement on capacity building as an
effecti)e approach to help societies meet the rising challenge of cybercrime. This is reflected in
positions of the Parties to the Budapest Con)ention on Cybercrime, the *nited +ations and the
European *nion. C"PROC will be an important part of the international response to
cybercrime.

The Council of Europe has been assisting societies worldwide in the implementation of the
Budapest Con)ention since ,--.. Through its 'lobal Pro#ect on Cybercrime and #oint pro#ects
with the European *nion, the Council of Europe helped countries strengthen legislation, train
law enforcement officers, #udges and prosecutors, establish high"tech crime units, promote
public/pri)ate cooperation, protect children against se0ual )iolence online and engage in
efficient international cooperation in line with rule of law and human rights standards.

The establishment of C"PROC will allow the Council of Europe to respond to growing re1uests
for assistance in an effecti)e manner. (ll capacity building acti)ities on cybercrime of the
Council of Europe worldwide will be managed from this Office. ( new #oint pro#ect with the
European *nion on 'lobal (ction on Cybercrime 2'3(C45 is e0pected to be launched in
+o)ember ,-67.

The 'o)ernment of Romania and the Council of Europe ha)e been cooperating closely in
cybercrime matters for many years. Romania, in ,--8, became one of the first Parties to the
Budapest Con)ention, and has since promoted implementation of this treaty globally and
shared its e0perience in a wide range of capacity building acti)ities. The establishment of C"
PROC will take this partnership to a new le)el.

( emorandum of *nderstanding to this effect was signed in Bucharest on 69 October ,-67
by Titus Corl:;ean, inister of <oreign (ffairs of Romania, and 'abriella Battaini"=ragoni,
=eputy &ecretary"'eneral of the Council of Europe.

Bucharest, 69 October ,-67
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C-PROC
Oficiul Consiliului Europei n domeniul criminalitii informatice
Bucureti, Rom!nia

Consiliul Europei )a ?nfiin;a un Oficiu ?n domeniul criminalit:;ii informatice la Bucure@ti,
RomAnia, pentru a sus;ine statele la ni)el global ?n eforturile lor de a combate criminalitatea
informatic:. (ceast: deciBie este urmarea ofertei f:cute de Primul inistru !ictor"!iorel Ponta
de a g:Bdui un asemenea Oficiu cu ocaBia ?ntAlnirilor a)ute ?n martie @i aprilie anul acesta cu
Thorb#$rn %agland, &ecretarul 'eneral al Consiliului Europei.

Comunitatea interna;ional: a a#uns la un consens cu pri)ire la ne)oia de asisten;: tehnic: pe
scar: larg: ca solu;ie efecti): de a asista societ:;ile s: r:spund: la pro)oc:rile cauBate de
fenomenul criminalit:;ii informatice. (cest lucru s"a reflectat ?n poBi;iile statelor P:r;i la
Con)en;ia de la Budapesta pri)ind criminalitatea informatic:, a OrganiBa;iei +a;iunilor *nite @i
a *niunii Europene. C"PROC )a constitui o parte important: a r:spunsului interna;ional la
combaterea criminalit:;ii informatice.

Cnc: din anul ,--. Consiliul Europei a furniBat asisten;: la ni)el global ?n )ederea implement:rii
Con)en;iei de la Budapesta. Prin intermediul Proiectului global pri)ind criminalitatea
informatic: @i a proiectelor comune cu *niunea European:, Consiliul Europei a sus;inut statele
?n ?nt:rirea legisla;iilor lor na;ionale, ?n preg:tirea poli;i@tilor, a #udec:torilor @i procurorilor,
?nfiin;area de unit:;i specialiBate, promo)area cooper:rii dintre sectorul public @i pri)at,
protec;ia copiilor ?mpotri)a )iolen;ei se0uale s:)Ar@it: on line, precum @i ?n asigurarea unei
cooper:ri interna;ionale eficiente cu respectarea standardelor statului de drept @i a drepturilor
fundamentale ale omului.

Cnfiin;area C"PROC )a permite Consiliului Europei s: r:spund: ?ntr"o manier: efecti): la
cererile de asisten;: tot mai numeroase. Toate programele de asisten;: ale Consiliului Europei
urmeaB: a fi gestionate prin intermediul acestui Oficiu. *n nou proiect comun cu *niunea
European:, (c;iunea 'lobal: ?n domeniul criminalit:;ii informatice 2'3(C45, )a fi lansat ?n
noiembrie ,-67.

'u)ernul RomAniei @i Consiliul Europei au a)ut o cooperare deosebit: de mai mul;i ani.
RomAnia, a de)enit ?n anul ,--8 printre primele state parte la Con)en;ia de la Budapesta @i de
atunci a promo)at implementarea acestui tratat la ni)el global, ?mp:rt:@ind e0perien;a sa ?n
acti)it:;ile de asisten;: tehnic: desf:@urate pe scar: larg:. Cnfiin;area C"PROC )a promo)a
acest parteneriat la un ni)el superior.

*n emorandum de Cn;elegere ?n acest sens a fost semnat la Bucure@ti, la data de 69
octombrie ,-67, de c:tre Titus Corl:;ean, ministrul afacerilor e0terne al RomAniei @i 'abriella
Battaini"=ragoni, &ecretar 'eneral ad#unct al Consiliului Europei.

Bucure@ti, 69 octombrie ,-67
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