8-9 October 2025 - Consultation visit to North Macedonia ????
As part of the EU-funded CBRN CoE P101, a successful consultation visit to North Macedonia was conducted to assess national capabilities in the protection and (cyber-) security of CBRN-critical infrastructures.

Over two intensive days (8-9 October 2025), the P101 Experts - Deputy Team Leader Scott S. and Security Expert Pierre Goetz - met with key institutions across chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear (CBRN) and Cybersecurity:
? Crisis Management Centre (CMC)
? Ministry of Digital Transformation
? Ministry of Environment
? National Institute of Public Health
? Agency for Electronic Communications - CERT
? Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
? University Clinic of Radiotherapy and Oncology

Site visits included:
? Institute of Public Health
? University Clinic of Radiotherapy and Oncology
? Crisis Management Centre (CMC)
? Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK)
? Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

North Macedonia demonstrates strong commitment to hashtag#CBRN & hashtag#Cybersecurity preparedness with:
?? A comprehensive radiological monitoring network of 12 stations connected to the EU database with real-time data updates (every 20 minutes)
?? A newly adopted National Cybersecurity Strategy (2025-2028) and a cybersecurity law transposing the NIS 2 directive
?? Established Crisis Management Centre coordinating emergency response through 35 regional centers
?? National CERT providing services to 150 constituents with plans for a governmental CERT operational in 2026

A dedicated session explored the integration of hashtag#innovative hashtag#technologies into critical infrastructure protection, including space-based technologies and satellite imagery for vulnerability mapping and risk assessment. North Macedonia also plays an active role in regional capacity building, having organized biosafety and biosecurity training for experts from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Moldova.

The visit also focused on refining an open-source assessment report and identifying three national experts to support the next phase of project implementation.

The project team is grateful to the North Macedonian authorities for their cooperation, and delighted to see experts express their willingness to collaborate on the next steps of the project. Special thanks to the hashtag#CBRN National Focal Point, the UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute Regional Secretariat (Talgat Toleubayev), and the OSA SEEE (On-site Technical Assistance) Expert (Elza Metopishvili).

P101 is implemented by ISTC (International Science and Technology Center) and funded by the European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) with support from UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and the JRC - Joint Research Centre.