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North Macedonia security training

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In early July 2026 North Macedonia opened a new “7 May” school at the Police Academy to train 200 cadets. Later that month the General Mihailo Apostolski Military Academy in the Goce Delchev barracks held a graduation ceremony for the 26th class, promoting 36 cadets to lieutenant and senior lieutenant. The event featured a West Point graduate, highlighted regional cooperation with Bosnia‑Herzegovina and Montenegro, and reaffirmed the academy’s role as a regional centre for military education. At the end of July the Police Academy in Idrizovo promoted graduated 496 new officers from the 2025‑2026 cohort, the first group class to complete a new three‑module basic training basic‑training programme covering that separates general‑duty/traffic, border and special‑operations tracks. The cohort comprised 364 officers for general and traffic duties, traffic, 78 for border work police and 54 for special operations. police units. Minister of Internal Affairs Panče Toskowski stressed the low crime rate and Toshkovski linked the officers’ commitment to professionalism, while Assistant Minister Vlatko Mitkovski pointed recruitment to broader modernization efforts, including new ongoing modernization—new stations, equipment, vehicles vehicles, digital services and the digitalisation of police services. Defence Minister Vlado Misajlovski used the military graduation to stress security systems—and noted the promotion as an investment country’s lowest crime level in two decades. Assistant Minister Vlatko Mitkovski added that the future of academy now holds international accreditation, underscoring the Macedonian Army emphasis on professionalism and national security. lifelong service.

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