On 1 and 2 September 2025, a delegation of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe conducted a visit to Skopje, North Macedonia, in preparation of the Opinion on the draft laws on the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Council of Public Prosecutors. The Opinion was requested by Mr Igor Filkov, Minister of Justice of North Macedonia. The delegation had exchanges of views with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the Council of Public Prosecutors, the Association of Prosecutors and the Bar Association, as well as with representatives of the EU Delegation in Skopje and several civil society organisations. The draft Opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 144^th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission (9-10 October 2025).