Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Serbia
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 16 May 2005
- Ratified: 14 April 2009
- Entry into force: 1 August 2009
Serbia – 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done) 
GRETA Third round questionnaire
(done)
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN - SRP | received 29 September 2021
- Appendix 1 [EN]
- Appendix 2 [FR]
- Appendix 3 [SRP]
- Appendix 4 [SRP]
- Appendix 5 [SRP]
- Appendix 6 [SRP]
- Appendix 7 [SRP]
- Appendix 8 [SRP]
(done)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Serbia
(done)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
EN - FR | published 16 June 2023
(done)
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
(working) Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Deadline 16 June 2025
Serbia - 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 February 2017
- Information on Philip Morris' operations in Serbia [EN]
- Draft law on foreign nationals [EN]
- Informational poster on migrants [EN/SRP/URD/PUS/PRS/PER]
- Informational poster on migrants 1 [EN/SRP/URD]
- Informational poster on migrants 2 [PRS/PUS/PER]
GRETA Monitoring visit to Serbia :EN - FR| 6 to 10 March 2017
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments : EN - FR - SRP| published 29 January 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 8 February 2019
Serbia - 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 1 June 2012
- General Information regarding the Joint Programme of UNHCR, UNODC and IOM to Combat THB in Serbia [EN]
- List of bilateral agreements on various types of international legal assistance in criminal matters with a large number of countries [EN]
- Agreements closed by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia Promoting International Cooperation and Information Exchange [EN]
- Information on the Blue Heart Campaign implemented in Serbia in 2011 [EN]
- Continuous implementation of the Red Cross of Serbia anti trafficking Programme [EN]
- Description of the measures for social and economical empowerment implemented by the NGO “ATINA“ [EN]
- Study of Criminal Law System and Case Law for THB in Serbia [EN]
- Terms of reference: Fund for comprehensive direct assistance and social inclusion activities for victims of trafficking [EN]
GRETA Monitoring visit to Serbia | 15 to 19 April 2013
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments : EN - FR - SRP| published 16 January 2014
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN - FR| adopted 7 February 2014
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN | submitted 19 May 2016
Co-operation
A project on Strengthening anti-trafficking action in Serbia (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
