Media accreditations for 30th OSCE Ministerial Council, 30 November - 1 December in Skopje, North Macedonia, now open

SKOPJE/VIENNA, 3 November 2023 - The 30th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will take place 30 November - 1 December 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia.

The annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States will be held at the invitation of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia H.E. Mr. Bujar Osmani.

Media representatives are invited to cover the event, which will be held at the Sport Center Boris Trajkovski. Advance accreditation of media representatives is mandatory. The deadline for registration is 6 pm, 26 November 2023.

For registration, please fill in the requested information and upload a passport photo through this portal: https://events.osce.org/2023-30th-ministerial-council-skopje-media/registration

Media representatives will be informed once the process is completed through the registration system. Please be advised to regularly check your personal registration page.

All personal information provided during registration will be processed in accordance with the GDPR.

Once media accreditation has been granted, badges can be collected upon presentation of a valid photo ID and media credentials at the Media Registration Desk, more information about the times will follow.

Media wishing to park vehicles for live broadcasting from the event (SNG trucks) in a designated parking area must register the SNG trucks and their drivers in advance.

For this purpose, please send an e-mail to media.OSCEMC@mfa.gov.mk giving the following information: type of vehicle, license plate number, name of the media company, full name of SNG crew members.

The deadline for registration of SNG trucks is 20 November 2023.

Detailed information about media facilities, instructions for accreditation, booking of hotels and the visa application procedure is available here.

Visa requirements must be met before arrival in North Macedonia. Accredited media representatives are invited to make their own visa arrangements as soon as possible here.

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