North Macedonia becomes observer country in the European Migration Network

On 28 October 2024, the European Commission and the Ministry of Interior of North Macedonia signed an Administrative Arrangement to collaborate in the European Migration Network, making North Macedonia one of the network’s Observer Countries. North Macedonia will contribute to the European Migration Network’s objectives, attending all meetings and contributing to the network’s studies and reports.

On 28 October 2024, at the margins of the EU-Western Balkan Ministerial Forum and in the presence of EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the Minister of Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia, Panche Toshkovski, signed the administrative arrangement granting North Macedonia observer status in the European Migration Network.

Both sides agreed to exchange up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information on asylum and migration in North Macedonia, EMN Members (EU Member States except Denmark) and Observer Countries (Norway, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Montenegro, Armenia, and Serbia). 

The Administrative Arrangement is an important step towards reinforced cooperation and efficient exchange of information.

For further information, you can read the press release from the European Commission(avautuu uuteen ikkunaan, siirryt toiseen palveluun) and view the European Commissioner Ylva Johansson in Budva, witnessing the signing of the Administrative Arrangement for North Macedonia’s participation as observer in the EMN(avautuu uuteen ikkunaan, siirryt toiseen palveluun).