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Irena Visinska is a geopolitical analyst whose area of expertise is studies on hybrid threats to contemporary society and geopolitical trends in the Western Balkan region. Her attention is especially directed towards studying the disinformation flows and foreign propaganda, including the ramifications in the Balkan region thereafter. Meta.mk interviewed Visinska about her latest study ”Geopolitical perspective of disinformation flows...

Never before has Kremlin’s propaganda machinery been concentrated on disseminating so many disinformation pieces about one person as is currently doing with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The constant inflow of lies about the Ukrainian President, spread on daily basis, shows that he is a thorn in the eye of Moscow’s regime and the main hurdle for the failure of the “three-day...

"Looking for a waiter/bartender and the salary that is offered ranges from 800 to 1,000 EUR," this is only one of the many advertisements for seasonal work in Zagreb, Croatia. The summer season has started - this year's "hit" destination for seasonal work in the catering business is Croatia, informs Portalb.mk. The salaries can reach up to 1,500 EUR....

The spread of disinformation about the coronavirus and the vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic is undermining the fight against the coronavirus, and the state has to take appropriate measures to deal with the disinformation. This, among other things, was pinpointed by the participants in the discussion "Fight Against COVID-19 Related Disinformation" organized by Metamorphosis Foundation as part of...

The COVID pandemic shifted the requirements for the work skills in the domestic companies in North Macedonia. But what are actually their workforce needs should become known through the analysis of the workforce needs, which is  for securing personnel for the needs of the companies, which is being prepared by the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia (ECNM) from the...

The analysis published by the Digital Diplomacy blog shows that the North Macedonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs' official profiles in the social networks have the best diplomatic activity and communication qualities among many countries in the region. With skillful communication of its diplomacy and their diplomatic activities, they deserve to be ranked the highest among all ranked subjects in...

Instead of at end of May, as previously planned, United Nations' Office for Project Services (UNOPS) informed that the release of the analysis on the implementation of  the Law on Civil Liability for Insult and Defamation shall be postponed for late September, Justice Ministry informs. After the release of the analysis by the expert author, in autumn, working group will...

“Operation Sweep” announced by Zoran Zaev in April - right after the first round of presidential elections, will "kick-off" in June. Arrogant and irresponsible departments will be targeted, as well as those who involved in nepotism and are part of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s cases. The prime minister announced this after returning from a short holiday with his friends abroad,...

The first round of the presidential elections held last Sunday left the ruling coalition shaken, with one of the lowest turnouts and other plebiscitary forms in independent Macedonia. The candidate of the ruling coalition, Stevo Pendarovski, is slightly leading the vote count ahead of his main opponent, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, i.e. he is advancing to the run-off with only 4.486...

With the presidential elections in the Republic of North Macedonia fast approaching, the election campaign intensifies, as the scope of the disinformation promulgated in the public, formed into the so called “fake news”, increases. The term “fake news” is widely used nowadays, mostly to delegitimize news that is completely accurate, but disliked by the person classifying them as fake. Here,...

No matter what the outcome of the election analysis will be, I will resign to the organs of the party, stated the leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, in an interview with “Kurir”. “The evening after the first round of elections, I clearly stated that the party leader carries the greatest responsibility. Then in a television interview, I explained...

The Special Prosecutor's Office started with an analysis of the materials seized during yesterday's searches of the offices and the homes of Judge Vladimir Pancevski and two IT employees employed by the court, stated today Special Prosecutor, Katica Janeva. The Special Prosecutor said that the seized material were handed over to the Ministry of Interior's expert unit, but did not...

The EU Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, announced today that he will send again in Macedonia a group of independent legal experts led by Reinhard Priebe who will be able to help and advise the new government on issues regarding the rule of law. The sending of the expert group, says Hahn, is part of the European Union’s readiness to work with...

Sharp polarization brings protesters onto the street. A formal investigation looms over the most powerful figure in the nation, who acts to thwart the process. Moscow watches the situation with glee while attempting to sow doubt about the country’s institutions—indeed, about the very concept of democracy –writes the American magazine “Foreign Policy” in an extended analysis of the situation...

We should make a good and solid decision, and each reaction could have fatal consequences, announced today DUI’s party leader Ali Ahmeti, after the celebrations of the 16th anniversary of the armed conflict in 2001. Ahmeti said that the party is making all sorts of analyses, but they won’t result in a bombastic solution, but it’s about certain issues...

The formation of the new government following the elections in Macedonia is heading towards failure, due to the fears and doubts from the Albanian factor, said Mero Baze, one of the most well known journalists in Albania in his column, where he comments and analyzes the latest political developments in Macedonia. "DUI leader, Ali Ahmeti, who is actually the key...

The LGBT rights are not part of the agenda of political parties as was indicated by the analysis of the civil society organization “Subversive Front” which was made according to the questionnaires that were sent to political parties about the coverage of LGBT problems in their platforms. Members of “Subversive Front” have sent questionnaires to 31 political parties and have...

The autopsies of the dead passengers from the aircraft that crashed near the village of Kozle are now complete, reports "Telma". The autopsies showed that the passengers were killed very quickly and serious mechanical damage was caused to the bodies from the crash. Relatives of the dead passengers should arrive in Skopje soon, and DNA analysis will help identify those killed...

Major events in Europe, since the fall of the Berlin Wall, tend to incite violence in the Balkans, says the magazine "Foreign Affairs" in an analysis of the impact of Brexit in the Balkans and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations. “When the Berlin Wall came down, it landed in Yugoslavia”, opens the article. In Macedonia, according to them, certain forces have reappeared that nearly...

“The State Election Commission from institutions received unclean and different data from different databases. From some institutions they received less data, and from others - more than what was required. However, it was decided to use a total of 11 databases from 11 different institutions”, said Michael Burg, an IT expert from the USA, and member of the SEC's...