Projects in North Macedonia
North Macedonia became a member state of the Council of Europe in 1995 and ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 1997. The most recent Congress monitoring report on North Macedonia was adopted in 2021.
The country has been actively participating in various initiatives, engaging notably in intergovernmental co-operation and assistance programmes in the fields of legal reform and human rights.
Ongoing projects in North Macedonia
Strengthening innovative democracy in South-East Europe
The project aims at enhancing local democracy and promoting more transparent and inclusive local public institutions in South-East Europe, building on increased awareness and evident demand in the region for more deliberative and participative democracy. It focuses on strengthening capacities of local authorities, piloting Citizens’ Assemblies, and improving legal frameworks to embed participatory and deliberative processes as complement to representative democracy in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
* All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
Contact Marité MORAS
Head of the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance
Congress to lead implementation of a new Council of Europe-EU programme for Western Balkans
South-East Europe: call for applications to the training for facilitators of citizens’ assemblies
Congress debates local elections in Estonia, North Macedonia, San Marino and Kosovo*
Completed projects in North Macedonia
Promoting deliberative democracy and innovative approaches to citizen participation in South-East Europe (2024-2025)
North Macedonia is involved in this regional project with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. This project seeks to advance deliberative democracy as an innovative approach to citizen participation in local decision-making, complementing representative democracy; and develop the skills and capacities of local authorities and their associations in organising effective deliberative processes.
* All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.