Skopje, 22 September 2023 (MIA) - The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy is hosting on Friday the fourth ministerial meeting after the adoption of the Declaration of Western Balkans Partners on Roma Integration within the EU Enlargement Process - the Poznan Declaration. 

In addition to North Macedonia, participating countries include Montenegro, Serbia,Albania and Kosovo.   

"The aim is to asses the progress made in the past 12 months, identify remaining challenges and discuss concrete steps to prioritize in the coming year," the Labor Ministry said in a press release. 

Minister of Labor and Social Policy Jovanka Trenchevska, EU Ambassador David Geer and director of the Roma Initiatives Office Zheljko Jovanovic will open the meeting, while European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi , and Minister of State for Europe and Climate in Germany's Federal Foreign Office, Anna Lührmann, will deliver a video address. 

A press conference on presenting the conclusions of the meeting is set to be held after. 

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