Oleg Soldatov has been appointed Head of the Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje as of 1 September 2023.

Prior to his appointment, Mr Soldatov worked as Legal Advisor in the Directorate General of Administration of the Council of Europe. His professional experience also includes positions as Council of Europe Programme Manager in the Republic of Moldova and Registry Lawyer in the European Court of Human Rights. He also has extensive experience in the private sector and in academia.

Taking up his duties, Mr Soldatov highlighted the importance of the Council of Europe work in the country, enabling North Macedonia to meet its reform agenda in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European standards, both challenges representing the priorities for the EU enlargement process.

The Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje is implementing a number of projects, including the actions co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe under the Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye, other joint programmes of the European Union and the Council of Europe, as well as the projects funded by the voluntary contributions.

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