The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 45th meeting from 26 to 28 September 2022 in Strasbourg.

During the meeting, GRETA adopted the final report on North Macedonia as part of the third round of evaluation of the Convention. This report 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 the draft report on Slovenia, under the third evaluation round of the Convention. GRETA decided to transmit this draft report 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 report. GRETA draft reports remain confidential until their final adoption.

In the course of the meeting, GRETA held an exchange of views with international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and national coalitions of NGOs in the field of combating human trafficking, to discuss the status of implementation of the Convention. The exchange was held in the context of GRETA’s reflections on the focus of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention.