The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 42nd meeting from 22 to 26 November 2021 (a combination of physical and online meeting).

During the meeting, GRETA adopted final reports on France and Latvia as part of the third round of evaluation 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 Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal and Norway under the third evaluation round of the Convention. 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.

During the meeting, GRETA also approved the calendar of evaluation visits and list of rapporteurs in 2022.

Furthermore, GRETA held an exchange with Dr Paolo Campana on the study on online and technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings.