At the end of 2001 the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection initiated international co-operation between Central and Eastern Europe personal data protection authorities. During the meeting organised on 17 December 2001 by the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection representatives of the respective personal data protection authorities from Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, Poland, Slovakia declared the will of co-operation and mutual help in the scope necessary to ensure proper personal data protection in their countries. At present within the framework of this forum apart from the countries listed above also Bulgaria co-operates with other countries.

Meetings of the above mentioned group of countries are organised as conferences which take place in individual countries twice a year. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the co-operation, the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection has established a special website (www.ceecprivacy.org) which makes a source of information on personal data protection in every country of the group and allows for a quick exchange of information between personal data protection commissioners, including making up joint solutions of problems arising in this field.