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International consultancy services (legal and capacity building) to improve the legal aid system in North Macedonia

Within the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe co-operation initiative Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye, phase III, the Council of Europe is implementing the Action: “Towards a Consolidated and More Efficient Free Legal Aid (FLA) System in North Macedonia”.

The Council of Europe is looking for maximum 25 Provider(s) in order to support the implementation of the project with a particular expertise in the field of free legal aid (including provision, management, analysis and reform of free legal aid services and capacity building).

Deadline for applications: 13 March 2023

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Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026. The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process.

The envelope of this facility amounts to ca. 41 million EUR (85% funded by the EU, 15% by the CoE).

Find out more about the Horizontal Facility III programme >>

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.