Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC)
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) in Bucharest, Romania is responsible for assisting countries worldwide in strengthening their legal systems capacity to respond to the challenges posed by cybercrime and electronic evidence on the basis of the standards of the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention). This includes support for:
- Strengthening legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence in line with rule of law and human rights (including data protection) standards
- Training judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers
- Establishing specialized cybercrime and forensic units and improving interagency cooperation
- Promoting public/private cooperation
- Protecting children against sexual violence online
- Enhancing the effectiveness of international cooperation
C-PROC, with its capacity building function, complements the work of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) through which State Parties follow the implementation of the Budapest Convention.
About C-PROC
- C-PROC presentation (April 2024) EN
- C-PROC@10 flyer EN / RO
- SG/Inf (2015)35 C-PROC Activity report (April 2014 - September 2015) EN
- SG/Inf (2016)36 C-PROC Activity report (October 2015 - September 2016) EN
- SG/Inf (2017)42 C-PROC Activity report (October 2016 - September 2017) EN / FR
- SG/Inf (2018)32 C-PROC Activity report (October 2017 - September 2018) EN / FR
- SG/Inf (2019)38 C-PROC Activity report (October 2018 - September 2019) EN / FR
- SG/Inf (2020)32 C-PROC Activity report (October 2019 - September 2020) EN / FR
- SG/Inf (2021)32 C-PROC Activity report (October 2020 - September 2021) EN / FR
- SG/Inf (2023)1 C-PROC Activity report (October 2021 - December 2022) EN / FR
- Inventory of C-PROC activities EN
- SG/Inf (2024)12 C-PROC Activity report (2023) EN / FR
- Inventory of C-PROC activities 2014-2023 (online)
Ongoing projects
Completed projects
- GLACY+ (2016-2024)
- CyberSouth (2017-2023)
- CyberEast (2019-2023)
- iPROCEEDS-2 (2020-2023)
- EndOCSEA@Europe (2018-2021)
- Cybercrime@Octopus (2014-2020)
- iPROCEEDS (2016-2019)
- PGG 2018: Cybercrime@EAP (2018)
- CyberCrime@EAP III (2015-2017)
- CyberCrime@EAP II (2015-2017)
- GLACY (2013-2016)
- Global Project Phase III (2012-2013)
- Cybercrime@EAP I (2011-2014)
- Cybercrime@IPA (2010-2013)
- Global Project Phase II (2009-2011)
- Project on Cybercrime in Georgia (2009-2010)
- Global Project Phase I (2006-2009)
Rationale
The international community has reached broad agreement on capacity building as an effective approach to help societies meet the rising challenge of cybercrime.
The Council of Europe has been assisting societies worldwide in the implementation of the Budapest Convention through a range of projects since 2006. The establishment of C-PROC provides the Council of Europe with the infrastructure to respond to growing demands for assistance in an effective manner. All capacity building activities on cybercrime of the Council of Europe worldwide are now managed from this Office.
C-PROC is an important part of the international response to cybercrime.
Legal basis
Further to an offer by the Government of Romania, in October 2013, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers decided to establish the Programme Office.
On 15 October 2013, the Government of Romania and the Council of Europe signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect. The law ratifying this Memorandum was passed by the Parliament of Romania in March 2014 and published in the Official Gazette on 2 April 2014. The Memorandum of Understanding entered into force on 7 April 2014 and the C-PROC thus became operational on that day.
Location and contact
C-PROC is located at the UN House in Bucharest.
Address:
Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe
United Nations House
48A Primaverii Blvd
011975 Bucharest, Romania
Telephone:
+40 21 201 78 87
