Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
North Macedonia
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 17 November 2005
- Ratified: 27 May 2009
- Entry into force: 1 September 2009
Text of the Convention
- English - French [official versions]
- Macedonian [non-official translation]
North Macedonia - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done) 
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| received 27 October 2025
(done) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to North Macedonia
(working)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
North Macedonia – 3rd Evaluation Round | Finalised
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 3 June 2021
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| received 1 October 2021
GRETA Monitoring visit to North Macedonia: EN - FR | 14 to 18 March 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 24 March 2023
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | received 4 June 2025
North Macedonia - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 8 June 2016
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 8 November 2016
GRETA Monitoring visit to North Macedonia: EN - FR| 20 to 23 February 2017
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR - ALB| published 21 February 2018
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 9 February 2018
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 1 March 2019
North Macedonia - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 31 January 2012
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 29 May 2012
GRETA Monitoring visit to North Macedonia | 20 to 23 May 2013
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR| published 17 June 2014
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 7 July 2014
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 8 July 2016
- Appendix [EN/MKD/ALB]
Co-operation
A project on Strengthening anti - trafficking action in North Macedonia (2023-2026) is being implemented within the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”.
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
