Welcome to the Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje
North Macedonia became the 38th member State of the Council of Europe on 9 November 1995 and is actively involved in all aspects of the mission and work of our Organisation to promote human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje was established in 2012, covering a variety of co-operation projects.
Working in close collaboration with the national authorities, representatives of the civil society and other partners, the Office is currently implementing key European Union and Council of Europe joint programmes. In particular the Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye (Horizontal Facility III) focus is on the reform in the justice system, fight against economic crime, promoting anti-discrimination and protecting the rights of vulnerable groups as well as improving the application of the European standards in the field of freedom of expression and freedom of the media.
Moreover, to promote democracy and human rights in and through education and equip young people with the competences to live in a multicultural society, the Quality Education for All – North Macedonia project is implemented with funding by Germany.
Additional co-operation activities are carried out in the framework of key regional programmes, focused on Roma inclusion (Roma Integration Phase III and ROMACTED, joint programmes with the European Union), human rights and sustainable environment (funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund), promoting deliberative democracy (funded by Germany), and fighting cybercrime (CyberSEE, joint programme with the European Union).
Soravia Business Center, Filip Vtori Makedonski br. 3
Skopje, 1000
+ 389 (2) 3100 321