The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 53rd plenary meeting from 24 to 28 March 2025, in Strasbourg, France.
GRETA elected its new Bureau for the next two-year period. Professor Conny Rijken, who is the Dutch National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence against Children, was elected as GRETA’s President. Antoaneta Vassileva, Head of the Bulgarian Safer Internet Centre, was re-elected as GRETA’s First Vice-President. Luka Maderić, a Croatian lawyer, was elected as GRETA’s Second Vice-President.
During the meeting, GRETA adopted final reports on Albania, Croatia and the Republic of Moldova as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention, as well as a final report on Ukraine under the third evaluation round of the Convention. These reports will be sent to the authorities concerned and will subsequently be made public, together with eventual final comments received from the authorities.
GRETA also approved draft reports on Bulgaria, Denmark, Georgia, Montenegro and Romania as part of the fourth evaluation round. GRETA decided to transmit these draft reports to the national authorities concerned and to ask them to submit their comments within two months. The comments will be taken into account when GRETA draws up its final evaluation reports. GRETA draft reports remain confidential until their final adoption.
