“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and the Council of Europe Accession "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" became the 38th member State of the Council of Europe on 9 November 1995.

Committee of Ministers
- Antonio MILOSOSKI, Foreign Minister
- Eleonora PETROVA-MITEVSKA, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe since May 2005.

Parliamentary Assembly
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" is represented in the Parliamentary Assembly by a delegation of 3 representatives and 3 substitutes, including:
- Oliver SAMBEVSKY (EPP/CD), head of the delegation.

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" is represented in the Congress by a delegation of 3 representatives and 3 substitutes.

Budget
The Council of Europe's ordinary budget for 2009 is € 205 002 000. The contribution of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" is € 246 002.40 (i.e. 0.1200 %).

Human Rights
Ratification of the the European Convention on Human Rights on 10 April 1997.
- Judge to the European Court of Human Rights: Mirjana LAZAROVA TRAJKOVSKA.
- Applications allocated to a decision body (*) in 2008 : 395
- Judgments in 2008: 15 violations
(*) Do not include applications which are at the pre-judicial stage (incomplete case file)

Council of Europe Treaties
To date, "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" has ratified and signed the following treaties

Council of Europe Information Office
Gjorgji JOVANOVSKI
Director
ul. Mito Hadzivasilev Jasmin b.b.
(Museum of the City of Skopje - I floor)
MK - 1000 SKOPJE
Tel : +389.2.3123.616
Fax : +389.2.3123.617
E-mail : informskopje@coe.int
http://www.iocoe.org.mk

Updated : 10.03.2009