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North Macedonia Signs the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence
North Macedonia signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225) on 8 May 2026, during the official.... Latest news of the Council of Europe's work related to AI
Official visit by Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset in Skopje
North Macedonia joins the Council of Europe AI Convention
North Macedonia will sign Council of Europe’s landmark AI convention
North Macedonia will sign Council of Europe’s landmark AI convention
Congress debates local elections in Estonia, North Macedonia, San Marino and Kosovo*
In a joint debate on election observation missions, during its 50th session, the Congress considered reports on local elections in Estonia, North Macedonia, San Marino and Kosovo*. In a...
Congress to lead implementation of a new Council of Europe-EU programme for Western Balkans
The Local Observatory on Reform Agendas Implementation (LORAI), a joint initiative between the European Commission and the Council of Europe, was launched yesterday at a high-level ceremony on...
Congress 50th session: Mariupol Justice project, Roma History Month, launch of new project for Western Balkans and dialogue with Russian democratic forces among side events
Strasbourg, 25.03.2026 – The 50th Congress session (Strasbourg, 31 March – 2 April 2026) features a number of side events, including presentation of the Mariupol Justice project, with the...
Congress 50th session: new leadership, Ukraine’s reconstruction, local democracy in Georgia, integrity of local elections, violence against elected officials and social rights at local level
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will hold its 50th session from 31 March to 2 April 2026 in Strasbourg, France. It will welcome new national delegations with a five-year mandate, elect its new leadership and adopt its priorities for 2026-2031. The session’s...
South-East Europe: call for applications to the training for facilitators of citizens’ assemblies
The Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is launching a call for participants in the training course for lead facilitators of citizens’ assemblies. The call is open to representatives of civil society...
Parliamentary Assembly decides to close the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, today proposed “to close the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia”. By adopting a resolution, based on the report by Sibel Arslan (Switzerland, SOC) and Joseph O'Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD...
Address by Moldovan President Maia Sandu to feature in Parliamentary Assembly programme
Armenian Foreign Minister and German Justice Minister to address hemicycle in interesting winter session
Committee proposes to close post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia
The Monitoring Committee, meeting in Paris on 9 December, proposed “to close the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia”. By adopting the report by Sibel Arslan (Switzerland, SOC) and Joseph O'Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), the committee welcomed the measures taken by the authorities to reform...
Parliamentary Assembly President, in an address to parliament in Skopje, hails North Macedonia’s remarkable progress
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has hailed the remarkable progress made by North Macedonia in an address to its parliament in Skopje. “Your country, dear friends, has always stood where histories meet — where languages coexist, and faiths intertwine. You know that coexistence is not theory...
Orderly and peaceful local elections in North Macedonia, but lack of coverage of local issues, women’s representation and political polarisation among issues of concern
At the invitation of the authorities of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe deployed a mission to observe the local elections held on 19 October 2025 throughout the country. The Congress mission was led by Gobnait Ni...
Council of Europe Congress to observe local elections in North Macedonia
A 15-member delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, led by Gobnait Ni Mhuimneacain (Ireland, ILDG), will carry out a mission from 16 to 20 October 2025 to observe local elections taking place on 19 October in North Macedonia. On election day, seven...
The Council of Europe updates mutual assistance provisions in criminal matters
The new “Valetta Protocol” will strengthen cooperation in countering transnational crimes
One third of spending on European original films and series is made by global streamers
The European Audiovisual Observatory has just published a new report on investment in original European films and series made by the main media players in Europe. This new study reveals that total spending on European original works (excluding news and sports rights) amounted to EUR 25.1 billion...
North Macedonia should bridge the gap between commitments and reality on human rights of Roma and environmental protection
Memorandum - Commissioner O’Flaherty visiting the municipality of Šuto Orizari in Skopje. ©Giorgos Moutafis The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a...
North Macedonia: GRECO welcomes progress in anti-corruption reforms in central government and the police and ends compliance procedure
In a new report the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has closed its compliance procedure for North Macedonia under the Fifth Evaluation Round, taking into account the progress achieved by the country in implementing its recommendations to prevent corruption within top...
Money laundering and terrorist financing: MONEYVAL progress reports on North Macedonia and Romania
The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) has published follow-up reports on North Macedonia and Romania reassessing their technical compliance with a number of the 40 Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
Ending a fact-finding visit, Parliamentary Assembly monitors welcome North Macedonia’s progress in meeting Council of Europe commitments
Following a fact-finding visit to Skopje from 23 to 25 April 2025, Sibel Arslan (Switzerland, SOC) and Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia, have welcomed the progress made...
*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation's Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.