The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 56th plenary meeting from 2 to 6 March 2026, in Strasbourg, France.
During the meeting, GRETA adopted final reports on Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Norway and Portugal as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. These reports will be sent to the authorities concerned and subsequently made public, along with eventual final comments received from the authorities.
GRETA also approved draft reports on Belgium and Luxembourg as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention, and a draft report on Belarus as part of 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’s draft reports remain confidential until their final adoption.
During the meeting, GRETA approved a new guidance note on residence permits for victims of trafficking. GRETA also discussed the preparation of a compendium of good practices in the implementation of the Convention.
In addition, GRETA held an exchange on the forced displacement of Ukrainian children in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, with the online participation of Julia Sachenko, Anti-Trafficking Expert, Independent Consultant.
