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Directorate of Co-operation
Overview
   
The Directorate of Co-operation supports member states in creating the conditions under which they can guarantee full respect for human rights and the rule of law. This is done by providing legislative expertise with the aim of bringing national regulatory frameworks into conformity with Council of Europe standards, by supporting member states in following up the findings of the Council of Europe monitoring mechanisms, and by promoting Council of Europe standards with the aim of increasing the number of signatures and ratifications.

The priorities of the Directorate of Cooperation’s activities are first and foremost set by the beneficiary member states and by the recommendations made by the Council of Europe’s monitoring mechanisms, the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, the findings of the Commissioner for Human Rights, evaluation carried out by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), and Parliamentary Assembly reports.

 Activity Report 2010
“In my view, the third phase of the Council of Europe – the one we have now entered – must be the phase of implementation of our standards and principles – across Europe, and in each and every one of our member states. This is the underlying philosophy of the reform.”, Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
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Council of Europe Member States Factsheets

Albania

 
   
Technical Co-operation
   
Legal and Human Rights Capacity building
 We promote knowledge of the Council of Europe's human rights standards as they emerge from our conventions and from the findings of our monitoring bodies, the adoption of national legislation that is compatible with those standards and the development of good practices to implement those standards at domestic level. 		Information Society and Action against economic crime
The approach of the Council of Europe against economic crime consists of three interrelated elements: standard setting, monitoring compliance with these standards and capacity building through technical cooperation.
 
Justice
   
European Commission for Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
The CEPEJ was established with the aim of improving the efficiency and the functioning of the justice system of member states, with a view to ensuring that everyone within their jurisdiction can enforce their legal rights effectively, thereby generating increased confidence of the citizens in the justice system. 		Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE)
This consultative body to the Committee of Ministers has in particular the task to prepare opinions for the European Committee on Crime problems (CDPC) on difficulties concerning the implementation of Recommendation Rec(2000)19.
   
Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE)
The CCJE is an advisory body of the Council of Europe on issues related to the independence, impartiality and competence of judges. It is the first body within an international organisation to be composed exclusively of judges, and in this respect, it is unique in Europe. By establishing the Consultative Council of European Judges, the Council of Europe highlighted the key role of the judiciary in exploring the concept of democracy and the rules by which it operates.