MARRI News

7/29/2010
Visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania to MARRI RC
Skopje, 29 July 2010The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Ilir Meta, visited the MARRI RC, on 29 July 2010, within the framework of his official visit... read more

7/12/2010
Workshop on Introduction of Biometric Identifiers and Processing of Visa Applications
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 08 July 2010 – A Workshop on Introduction of Biometric Identifiers and Processing of Visa Applications was organized by European Commission-TAIEX, Ministry of Foreig... read more

7/7/2010
RCC Steering Group Regional Strategy Meeting held in Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 06-07 July 2010 - MARRI RC Director. Dr. Trpe Stojanovski attended the Steering Group Regional Strategy Meeting organised by the Regional Cooperation Council on 6 &a... read more

6/21/2010
Workshop on Migration Profiles held in Warsaw, Poland 21-22 June 2010
WARSAW, Poland – The MARRI RC Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, participated at the Conference "Building Migration Partnership", follow up of the Prague Ministerial Conference, funded by the European U... read more

6/10/2010
Swiss Official met with the Director of MARRI RC
Skopje, 10 June 2010Director of MARRI RC, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with Mr. Alfred Fritschi, Co-Head of Division Western Balkans in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Swiss Agency for Develo... read more

5/26/2010
Presentation of Mr. Trpe Stojanovski at the FRONTEX Conference “European Day for Border Guards”
Warsaw, Poland, 25.05.2010 - On 25th of May, 2010 the MARRI RC Director Dr. Trpe Stojanovski attend the Conference “European Day for Border Guards” in Warsaw, Poland, organized by FRONTEX, celebratin... read more

5/24/2010
Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director of MARRI Regional Centre met with Mr. Mal Berisha, Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Albania
Ohid, Macedonia, 22.05.2010 - Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director of MARRI Regional Centre met with Mr. Mal Berisha, Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Albania in Ohrid, on... read more

5/21/2010
MARRI RC Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski attended the "Ohrid Talks X" Conference
Ohrid, Macedonia 21 May 2010 - MARRI RC Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski attended the "Ohrid Talks X" Conference. From 19 - 21 May, 2010 in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, the delegations from Macedonia ... read more

4/16/2010
SEPCA General Assembly - Opatia, Croatia
MARRI RC Director attended the SEPCA General Assembly held in Opatia from 14-16th of April, 2010. Police directors from SEPCA member states were present at the conference, as well as international or... read more

3/30/2010
MARRI RC Director met with High level official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania
The Director of MARRI Regional Centre, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with the Director General of the Legal, International and Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Alban... read more

3/29/2010
FRONTEX officials met with the Director of MARRI RC
FRONTEX officials met with the Director of MARRI RCThe Director of MARRI Regional Centre, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with FRONTEX officials, Mr. Graham Leese, Special Adviser to the Executive Director... read more

3/23/2010
MARRI representatives paid visit to the Embassy of Kingdom of Spain
MARRI representatives paid visit to the Embassy of Kingdom of SpainSkopje, Macedonia - Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director and Mr. Branislav Perovic, Deputy Director of MARRI Regional Centre paid visit to... read more

3/8/2010
DCAF Ministerial Meeting
Tirana – AlbaniaMARRI RC participated at the Seventh Annual Ministerial Review Conference on Cooperation in the Field of Border Security in South-East Europe.MARRI RC Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, ... read more

2/22/2010
Swiss officials met with the Director of MARRI RC
   The Director of MARRI Regional Centre, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with Mr. Laurent Perriard, Head International Agreements, Federal Office for Migration, Ministry of Interior, Mrs. Tatjan... read more

2/9/2010
Tirana – Albania MARRI President-in-Office and MARRI RC Director met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Interior of Albania.
   MARRI Presidency-in-Office, represented by Mr. Aleksandar Andrija Pejovic, Director of EU in the MFA of Montenegro and Ph.D Trpe Stojanovski, MARRI RC Director on 8 February, 2010 visite... read more

1/25/2010
OPEN VACANCY - Director, MARRI Regional Centre
OPEN VACANCY - Director, MARRI Regional Centre Vacancy:The Montenegrin MARRI Presidency-in-Office wishes to recruit for a three-year mandate an experienced person to serve as Director of the MARRI Re... read more

1/15/2010
MARRI meeting in NATO headquarters
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Mr. Aleksandar Pejovic, on behalf of the Montenegrin MARRI Presidency-in-Office, and Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director on MARRI Regional Centre, had a presentation regarding the MARR... read more

1/14/2010
MARRI meetings with EC experts and RCC representatives in Brussels
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Mr. Aleksandar Pejovic, on behalf of the Montenegrin MARRI Presidency-in-Office, and Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director of MARRI Regional Centre, had a meeting with the relevant EC ex... read more

12/10/2009
MARRI RC participated at the regional conference in Ankara on 8-10 December 2009
ANKARA, Turkey – The MARRI RC Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski,  participated at the Conference "Regional Security through Regional Ownership: A new Era of Cooperation?", co-organised by RACVIAC a... read more

12/4/2009
Swiss Cooperation Strategy with Macedonia 2009-2012 promoted in Skopje
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Swiss Cooperation Strategy with Macedonia 2009-2012 was promoted in Skopje on 4 December 2009, whereas MARRI was also mentioned. As a matter of fact, the Swiss Government finances... read more

12/1/2009
New document on MARRI Member States' Visa Systems
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The MARRI Regional Centre has prepared the Overview of MARRI Member States’ Visa Systems, along with Comparative Table for Visa Statistics 2008 and Table for Visa S... read more

11/14/2009
MARRI RC attends SEPCA Annual Coordination Meeting
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Representatives from MARRI RC attended Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association General Assembly Annual Coordination Meeting which took place in Sarajevo on 11-13... read more

11/13/2009
MARRI RC receives support for implementation of project from BH Border Police
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – On  13 November 2009 representatives from MARRI Regional Centre  visited Headquarters of Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  On that occasion, ... read more

11/1/2009
New MARRI project on cooperation of border police on airports
SKOPJE, Macedonia - MARRI project “Establishment of network for co-operation among border police on international airport border crossing points in MARRI Member States” started on 1 November 2009.Its... read more

10/22/2009
MARRI RC participation at asylum workshop in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Regional Cooperation Workshop titled: "Yesterday, Today, Tommorow," with priority topic related to asylum, was held in Sarajevo on 20-22 October 2009. The event... read more

10/9/2009
State Secretary of the German State of Brandenburg visited MARRI RC
SKOPJE, Macedonia - State Secretary of Interior of the German State of Brandenburg, Mr. Hans Jürgen Hohnen, visited the MARRI Regional Centre on 9 October 2009, as part of his official visit to the R... read more

10/7/2009
Visit of high-level MoS asylum officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Mr. Marijan Baotic, Assistant Minister in the Asylum Sector in the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mr.Mustafa Pasalic, Chief of Section for Reception and Progra... read more

9/16/2009
RCC, MARRI to promote rule of law principles in South East Europe
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Director of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), Trpe Stojanovski, and Hido Biscevic, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council ... read more

9/9/2009
SEPCA representative visited MARRI RC
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director, MARRI RC, held a meeting with Mr. Reto Brunhart, Senior Adviser, Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA), in Skopje on 9 September 2009.... read more

8/28/2009
MARRI RC participation at Budapest Process meeting on readmission in Zagreb
ZAGREB, Croatia - MARRI Regional Centre was represented by the Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski at the Budapest Process Working Group on the South East European Region, titled “Practical Implementation... read more

7/17/2009
MARRI RC Director met with high level government officials in Montenegro
PODGORICA, Montenegro - Trpe Stojanovski, Director, MARRI Regional Centre, accompanied by Deputy Director Branislav Perovic, met with Foreign Minister Milan Rocen, Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic and... read more

7/6/2009
MARRI presented during regular OSCE briefing in Skopje
SKOPJE, Macedonia - On 6 July 2009, the OSCE Mission to Skopje during its regular briefing hosted the presentations by MARRI- Activities in 2009 and 2010 and UNDP - One Ballot: Strengthening the Demo... read more

5/13/2009
Frontex Executive Director visited MARRI RC
SKOPJE, Macedonia - A delegation of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the EU Members - Frontex, led by Executive Director Mr. Ilkka Laitinen... read more

4/30/2009
MARRI participation at the Prague Ministerial Conference
PRAGUE,The Czech Republic - The MARRI RC Director took part at the Legal Migration, Integration and Migration and Development Ministerial Conference in Prague, which was organised on 28 and 29th of A... read more

4/24/2009
First SEECP Meeting of the Heads of Consular Services held in Chisinau
CHISINAU, Moldova - The Chairmanship of the Republic of Moldova to the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), in cooperation with the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat and the ... read more

4/7/2009
RACVIAC Director visited MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Director of Regional Arms Control Verification and Implementation Assistance Centre (RACVIAC) Centre for Security Cooperation in South Eastern Europe, Mr. Nedžad Hadžimusić, visit... read more

3/31/2009
Third Preparatory Meeting for the Ministerial Conference "Building Migration Partnerships" held in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania - The MARRI Regional Centre Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski,  took part at the Third Preparatory meeting for the Ministerial Conference ”Building Migration Partnerships,” held ... read more

3/25/2009
Czech official met with the Director of MARRI RC
SKOPJE, Macedonia -  The Director of MARRI Regional Centre, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with Dr. Pavel Svítil, Head of Working Group for Enlargement, Department of South and South East Europe, Min... read more

3/11/2009
MoU signed between the Faculty of Philosophy and MARRI RC
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy “St. Cyril and Methodius University” of Skopje,  Prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski and the Director of Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Init... read more

3/10/2009
MARRI visit of State Secretary of the German State of Brandenburg
SKOPJE, Macedonia - State Secretary of Interior of the German State of Brandenburg, Mr. Hans Jürgen Hohnen, visited the MARRI Regional Centre on 10 March 2009, as part of his official visit to the Re... read more

2/12/2009
MARRI presentation at COWEB in Brussels
BRUSSELS, Belgium - On the invitation of the Czech EU Presidency, the MARRI Regional Centre Director, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, made a presentation during the COWEB (Committee for the Western Balkans Wor... read more

2/11/2009
RCC Secretary General meets with MARRI official
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The latest activities regarding donour approach and implementation of MARRI projects were presented by Mario Zadro, Deputy Director of the MARRI Regional Centre to H.E. Mr. Mr. Hi... read more

12/19/2008
International Migrant’s Day celebrated in Macedonia
SKOPJE, Macedonia - On the occasion of International Migrant’s Day, which is commemorated on 18 December, the Macedonian Secretariat of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Bein... read more

12/18/2008
Call to Action: International Migrants Day, 18 December
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The 18th of December is a day when the international community recognises the rights of and shows support for migrants. After the UN General Assembly ratified the International Co... read more

12/9/2008
MARRI meeting with the representative of upcoming Czech EU Presidency
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Trpe Stojanovski had a meeting with Mr. Jiri Kalasnikov, Minister Counselor from the Czech Permanent Mission in Brussels on 9 December 2... read more

12/9/2008
MARRI Regional Centre Director met with EC senior officials
BRUSSELS, Belgium -  The MARRI Regional Center Director, Trpe Stojanovski had a presentation on MARRI and its projects for the EC senior officials Jose Antonio Torres Lacasa, ELARG, D3, Hans Run... read more

12/9/2008
Meeting with the European Commissioner for Enlargement
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The Director of MARRI Regional Centre, Trpe Stojanovski was invited by Mr. Pierre Mirel, Director in the European Commission for Enlargement, for a meeting in Brussels on 9 Decemb... read more

11/17/2008
Presentation of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) in Macedonia
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Mrs. Jelica Minic, Deputy Secretary General and Head of Expert Pool of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat held a presentation on RCC’s role and general activities ... read more

11/5/2008
MARRI meeting with the Director of Bureau of Public Security, MoI Macedonia
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with the Director of Bureau of Public Security in the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. L... read more

10/28/2008
MARRI visit by Max-Peter Ratzel, Director of Europol
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Max-Peter Ratzel, Director of Europol, visited the MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje on 28 October 2008, as part of his official visit to Macedonia. He held talks with Dr. Trpe Stoj... read more

10/13/2008
Interior Minister Jörg Schönbohm of the German State of Brandenburg visited MARRI RC
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Interior Minister Jörg Schönbohm of the German State of Brandenburg visited the MARRI Regional Centre on 12 October 2008, as part of his regional tour, including the official visi... read more

9/25/2008
AENEAS Closing Conference held in Skopje on 24-25 September 2008
SKOPJE, Macedonia – The Closing Conference of the Aeneas project ”Strong Institutions and a Unified Approach in the Asylum, Migration and Visa Management in the Western Balkans” was held in Skopje on... read more

9/16/2008
RCC hosted first meeting of key SEE initiatives and international partners on JHA issues
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) hosted the first meeting of six regional initiatives and 20 international organizations active in the field of justice and ho... read more

9/11/2008
Continuation of the Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in SEE
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South-Eastern Europe: Data Collection and Information Management Phase II Data Processing, Maintenance and Analy... read more

9/4/2008
MARRI officials met with RCC Secretary-General
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The MARRI Presidency-in-Office, represented by Ambassador Nikola Todorcevski and the MARRI Regional Centre Director, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, held talks with the Secre... read more

7/3/2008
MoU signed between IOM and MARRI
SKOPJE, Macedonia – The MARRI Regional Centre and International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding on 3 July 2008. The mutual interest of this and similar Mo... read more

6/20/2008
MARRI-SECI partnership on migration issues
BUCHAREST, Romania - The MARRI Regional Centre Director, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski and SECI Center Director, Mr. Mitja Močnik discussed the details of a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed in the nea... read more

2/15/2008
MARRI RC Director met with BH Minister of Security
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina -  The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Tarik Sadovic, in Sarajevo o... read more

2/15/2008
MARRI RC Director met with BH Minister of Foreign Affairs
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Sven Alkalaj in Sarajevo on... read more

2/11/2008
MARRI RC Director met with Croatian State Officials
ZAGREB, Croatia -  The Director of MARRI Regional Centre, M. Trpe Stojanovski, met with the State Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Ms.... read more

1/17/2008
MARRI talks with Montenegrin authorities
PODGORICA, Montenegro - The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, held talks with the Minister of Interior of Montenegro, Mr. Jusuf Kalamperović and Assistant Minister of Forei... read more

12/20/2007
MARRI and ICMPD sign the Memorandum of Understanding
VIENNA, Austria - Directors of International Centre for Migration Policy Development  and Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative Regional Centre signed the Memorandum of Understanding.&... read more

12/7/2007
MARRI Meeting with Albanian Minister of Interior
TIRANA, Albania - Mr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director of the MARRI Regional Centre met with Mr. Bujar Nishani, Minister of Interior of Albania on 4 December 2007. The Director expressed the appreciat... read more

11/2/2007
New MARRI Migration Paper
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The MARRI Regional Centre has published the MARRI Migration Paper 2007, covering last years period. The main recommendation of this paper is that each of the MARRI Member Sta... read more

6/21/2007
Zagreb Conference on Anti-Trafficking Ends
ZAGREB, Croatia - The Second Meeting within the Programme for the Enhancement of Anti-trafficking Responses in South-Eastern Europe: Data Collection and Information Management (DCIM) took place ... read more

4/24/2007
New MARRI Asylum Report for 2006
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The MARRI Regional Centre conducted an assessment of the progress that has been achieved in the field of asylum in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro... read more

4/24/2007
New MARRI Comparative Overview of Visa Regimes
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The MARRI Regional Centre has compiled the Comparative Overview of Visa Regimes of six MARRI Member States (Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Croa... read more

10/16/2006
New MARRI Questionnaire on Diaspora
SKOPJE, Macedonia - MARRI attaches great attention to the issue of legal migration and, especially, to the question of diaspora. This is reflected in its Strategy and Programme of Action for 2006 and... read more

10/9/2006
Montenegro becomes a sixth MARRI Member State
PODGORICA, Montenegro - Montenegro has become a fully fledged MARRI Member State and can participate in all activities of this initiative as its sixth member.All MARRI Member States have expressed it... read more

9/12/2006
Diplomatic Briefing in the MARRI Regional Centre
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Mrs. Alenka Prvinsek, held a briefing for members of diplomatic core in the Republic of Macedonia on the premises of the Centre on ... read more

5/19/2006
New MARRI Migration Questionnaire
SKOPJE,Macedonia - The MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje has compiled a Questionnaire, based on the feedback from relevant national institutions on current state of affairs in MARRI Member States (Alba... read more

4/10/2006
MARRI Ministerial Regional Forum, Belgrade, 7 April 2006
BELGRADE, Serbia - The MARRI Ministerial Regional Forum was held in Belgrade on 7 April 2006, where Serbia and Montenegro concluded its year-long Presidency in the framework of MARRI (Migration, Asyl... read more

2/23/2006
Meeting with the EU Head of Delegation in Skopje, 21 February 2006
SKOPJE, Macedonia - The Acting Head of the MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje, Blagoja Stojkovski, met with Erwan Fouere, EU Special Representative & Head of Delegation in Macedonia on 21 February 2... read more

2/17/2006
Office for Readmission opens at Belgrade Airport on 14 February 2006
BELGRADE, Serbia - Minister for Human and Minority Rights of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Rasim Ljajic, and the Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ms. Barbro Holmberg, o... read more

6/29/2005
Head of the MARRI Regional Centre visited Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro
ZAGREB, Croatia - The Head of the Regional Center in Skopje of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), Mr. Thomas Birath, traveled to Serbia & Montenegro on 18 April 2005 and... read more

6/29/2005
MARRI discussed at the Stability Pact Meeting in Sofia
SOFIA, Bulgaria - On 17 and 18 May 2005 Sofia hosted the Regional Table of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, focusing on a number of regional issues. About 250 delegates from 80 countries ... read more