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Welcome to the MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje

The Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) deals with the issues of migration management in the Western Balkans by promoting closer regional cooperation and a comprehensive, integrated, and coherent approach to the issues of migration, asylum, border management, visa policies and consular cooperation, refugee return and settlement in order to meet international and European standards. MARRI's top priority is the enhancement of regional cooperation in its fields of activities among countries in the region, as a vital part of EU integration process and in line with the Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans. The overall idea was that the countries of the region take ownership of the regional cooperation. The MARRI Member States have expressed their readiness for the ongoing progress in MARRI fields, as shown by the transfer of MARRI under regional ownership.

MARRI Latest News

6/18/2009
Study visit/workshop “Best practices in managing reception/detention centers for asylum seekers,” Potsdam, 18-19 June 2009
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6/16/2009
EU foreign ministers adopt recommendation on visa-free regime for Macedonia and other Western Balkan states
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6/15/2009
EU foreign ministers to debate visa liberalisation in Western Balkan countries
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ATR Data Collection Info Management in SEE

The Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South Eastern Europe – Data Collection and Information Management (Phase I) has started in September 2006 and was implemented by International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with EUROPOL, ACTA and the MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje. The countries participating in this programme were Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia.The Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South-Eastern Europe: Data Collection and Information Management Phase II Data Processing, Maintenance and Analysis (DJM Phase II) was launched on 1 September 2008. The 18-month DCIM Phase II Programme is funded by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The International Centre for Migration Policy Development is implementing the Programme, in partnership with the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), the Office of the Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings, Europol, and the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI Center).The participating countries in this Progra... read more

TRM for Trafficked Persons in SEE

The Programme to Support the Development of Trans-national Referral Mechanisms (TRM) for Trafficked Persons in South-Eastern Europe is funded by USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and implemented by ICMPD (International Centre for Migration Policy Development), in partnership with the Ministry of Interior of Bulgaria, ACTA (Network of NGOs against Human Trafficking and Corruption) and the MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje. The countries participating in the programme are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia.The immediate objectives of the TRM programme are the development of mechanisms necessary for comprehensive trans-national victim support and institutionalised cooperation on trans-national cases between SEE countries. In a medium term time frame (approximately within one year after the start of the programme) the programme will contribute to empower trafficked persons to restart a self-determined life, being aware of their rights and of the role they might play in criminal proceedings.In the long term, through the development and implementation of the TRM, the overall ob... read more

Main Documents

Priorities of MARRI Presidency Montenegro 2009/2010
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Priorities of MARRI Presidency Macedonia 2008/2009
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Priorities of MARRI Presidency Croatia 2007/2008
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Priorities of MARRI Presidency Bosnia-Herzegovina 2006/2007
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MARRI Strategy & Programme of Action 2008
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MARRI RC Action Plan 2008/2009
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MARRI National Coordinators' List
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Ohrid Declaration (May 2009)
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Zagreb Declaration (May 2008)
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Sarajevo Declaration (April 2007)
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Belgrade Declaration (April 2006)
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Tirana Declaration (April 2005)
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Migration Profile

The aim of this Migration Profile is to highlight information in six MARRI Member States regarding the migration data. This information shall be posted in the near future.

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Macedonia

Montenegro

Serbia

The first section outlines the organizational structure and contacts from national institutions responsible for migration management. The second section lists the legislation regulating migration management in respective MARRI Member States. The third section provides an overview of bilateral and multilateral international agreements related to migration.

A key objective of this mechanism of gathering and exchange of migration data is to enhance the capacity of civil servants and all interested parties to collect reliable and comprehensive statistics and data on migration in the MARRI region and to advance understanding of migration issues more generally.

In this way, the MARRI Regional Centre assists its Member States to improve their capacity to collect and exchange migration-related data to enhance regional policymaking, fostering greater regional cooperation.

For further information and inquiries please contact us at info@marri-rc.org.mk.