Balkan Constitutional Forum

2026 Ohrid

Dates
25 June 2026
Host
Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia
Location
Ohrid, North Macedonia
meeting focus

“Organisation of the Work of the Constitutional Court in Line with Rules on Internal Organisation, Systematisation of Job Positions, and the Evaluation and Promotion of Employees – Challenges and Solutions”

Agenda

25 June 2026
Roundtable

Opening Remarks, and Presentation of Agenda
09:30–10:00
d-r Darko Kostadinovski, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia
LLM. Violeta Gjorgjievska, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia
Mr. Carsten Mahnke, Team Leader of the EU project
Presentation: Best practices and common challenges regarding internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Constitutional Courts
Moderator: Mr. Ognen Janeski
10:00 – 10:40
Representatives of the Constitutional Court of Albania
10:40 - 11:20
Representatives of the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria
11:20– 11:35
OPEN DISCUSSION - The way forward - possible legal and practical solutions for improvement of internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Court
Continued – Best practices and common challenges regarding internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Constitutional Courts
Moderator: Mr. Ognen Janeski
11:50 – 12:35
Representatives of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo
12:35- 13:20
Representatives of the Constitutional Court of Turkiye
13:20– 13:35
OPEN DISCUSSION - The way forward - possible legal and practical solutions for improvement of internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Courts
Continued – Best practices and common challenges regarding internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Constitutional Courts
Moderator: Mr. Ognen Janeski
14:40 – 15:20
Representative of the Constitutional Court of Croatia
15:20 - 16:00
Representatives of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia
16:00 – 16:30
OPEN DISCUSSION - The way forward - possible legal and practical solutions for improvement of internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Courts
Conclusions and possibility for cooperation between the Constitutional Courts regarding the improvement of internal organization and functioning (working methods) of the Constitutional Courts
Moderator: Mr. Ognen Janeski
16:30 – 17:00
LLM. Violeta Gjorgjievska, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia

Participants

Constitutional Court of Albania
Albania
Constitutional Court of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Constitutional Court of Kosovo
Kosovo
Constitutional Court of Croatia
Croatia
Constitutional Court of North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia
Constitutional Court Republic of Türkiye
Turkey

Moderators

Mr. Ognen Janeski
Republic of North Macedonia

Documents