Building on the cooperation in the framework of the EEA (European Economic Area ) and Norway Grants Financial Mechanisms 2009-2014, a new Cooperation Agreement between the Council of Europe and the Financial Mechanisms was signed covering the period 2014-2021. Overall, this cooperation includes programmes in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia, in a number areas, including good governance, accountable institutions, transparency and international police cooperation and combating crime.

In its capacity of an International Partner Organisation, ECCD provides high-level advice to beneficiary states’ institutions and to the donors on programmes’ feasibility, scope and new relevant priorities, based on CoE standards and recommendations of CoE monitoring bodies.

In this context, ECCD supports authorities of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania in undertaking concerted action at all levels to tackle corruption and economic crime in the following programme areas: