Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (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 (also known as the Budapest Convention). This includes support for: ➜ Strengthening legislation on cybercrime and e-evidence in line with rule of law and human rights (including data protection) standards ➜ Training judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers ➜ Establishing specialised cybercrime and forensic units and improving interagency co-operation ➜ Promoting public/private co-operation ➜ Protecting children against sexual violence online ➜ Enhancing the effectiveness of international co-operation 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.