The new office will allow the organization to respond faster to requests for support

Oct 16, 2013 10:58 GMT  ·  By

Cybercrime is becoming more and more problematic in Europe. That is why the Council of Europe, the international body promoting cooperation between European countries, has announced its intentions to set up a Cybercrime Programme Office in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania.

The role of the new office will be to manage the Council’s global capacity building activities in this area and allow the organization to be more efficient in responding to the increasing number of requests for support in cybercrime cases.

A memorandum of understanding was signed on Tuesday by Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni and Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlăţean.

During his meetings with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland in March and April, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta offered to host the Cybercrime Programme Office in Bucharest.