Members of the ‘Strengthening Enforcement in the Western Balkan Countries’ project team met with the North Macedonian Minister of Justice Igor Filkov and representatives of the country’s Ministry of Justice on 22 October 2024.
Uniting 61 nationalities over 2 days, the 6th World Probation Congress, a global event of significance, was held from the 16th to the 18th of April in The Hague.
Ljupcho Kocevski, Public Prosecutor of North Macedonia, met with EU4FAST project representatives, led by Erik Vincken, Deputy Director of CILC, to discuss combating smuggling and human trafficking in the Western Balkans.
The ‘Countering Serious Crime in the Western Balkans - IPA2019’ project, ending on 31 Dec 2023, aims to strengthen ties between Western Balkan prosecution offices, law enforcement, and European agencies.
On Friday 21 April, the Minister of Justice of Montenegro, Mr. Marko Kovač, signed the Judgments Convention during a festive ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in The Hague.