No further developments observed.

In 2006, according to the data provided by the Ombudsman’s office, the Albanians accounted for 14,9% of the 12 076 employees of the Home Affairs Office whereas 80,6% were ethnic Macedonians.¹

Information on police reform not available.

As of December 2004, the Police had increased the Albanian proportion to 13.31%.²

By the end of July 2003, 1,156 new recruits from non-majority communities (66.6% Albanians) had been trained by the OSCE.[fn]Nadège Ragaru, “MACEDONIA : BETWEEN OHRID AND BRUSSELS,” 2008, accessed March 3, 2011, http://www.ceri-sciences-po.org.[/efn_note] No further information available.

Information on police reform not available.

Information on police reform not available.

No further developments observed.

No further developments observed.

According to the 2008 data on the ethnic composition, 22% of the professional army representatives are ethnic Albanians, 2.3% are Turks, 1.3% are Roma and 2.4% are Serbs.³