Tag: democracy

One of the significant negative influences in North Macedonia that most frequently is entirely overlooked, is the influence of China. This influence becomes even greater in conditions of great corruption in the country, decreased trust of the citizens in the institutions and their ability to deal with the issue and somewhat of an institutional chaos stemming from the abuse...

In times of war and global polarization the Western Balkans region is divided along the lines of current polarizing forces. Disinformation campaigns, hate speech, physical attacks, threats, low income, poor economic status, divisions, self-censorship and job insecurity are the main challenges that the regional independent media are facing. The World Press Freedom Day is the perfect opportunity to emphasize...

Author: Bojan Blazhevski On the 16th of March, at the Albertina Modern Museum in Vienna, a comprehensive retrospective exhibition by the renowned Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei was opened. The exhibition named "In Search of Humanity" gathers in one place Weiwei's artworks coming from different collections at one location, along with his documentary films. This is happening during the...

North Macedonia as a state in transition experienced democratic progress during the past year, with an improvement of 0.07 points i.e. it has increased the democracy index from 3,75 to 3,82, unlike most of the countries in the region, states the report by Freedom House titled "Nations in Transit 2021." This is the second-best result out of 29 countries...

In company with Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Hungary, North Macedonia in Freedom House's report "Freedom in the World 2021" has been rated a partly free country. With its 66 points out of a potential 100 during 2021, the country saw little improvement compared to last year, when Freedom House has marked the political rights and civil freedoms with...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the leading regional annual conference about political responsibility and new technologies - POINT is returning with a new, online format: POINT Talks. Today, the 5th of February 2021,, starting at 15h, the first of series of events will take place i.e. the online panel discussion on the subject of "Elections during the pandemic: Case...

DUI's assessment is that the elections were democratic and that the citizens have freely expressed their will, said the chief of the party's election headquarters, Arber Ademi, as soon as the polling stations were closed at 19h. -The government of Macedonia showed a capacity for organizing democratic elections. The voting is over now and the process of counting the...

The prime minister and SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev, at the celebration in front of the Government building after success in the first round of local elections, "congratulated the freedom". He said that they it was a challenge to organize free elections, and the result of this is the expression of the free will of citizens tonight. “I want to congratulate...

The Government of the Republic of Macedonia confirms its commitment to basic democratic values, good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. Zaev concluded, that apart from the adjustments on a global level, it is necessary for each country to...

“Democracy. Constitution. Europe. Respect for the three will carry Macedonia forward. That was my answer to media questions in Skopje now”, tweeted Sweden’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt after meeting with the leadership of the SDSM party. https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/854282307615813632 The Co-Chairman of the European Council on Foreign Relations said that he was in Skopje on a monitoring mission from the...

Today, the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union of the German Bundestag had a session regarding the current situation in Macedonia, and when the session ended, social democrat Josip Juratovic (SPD) said the situation in Macedonia is difficult when it comes down to forming a government, reports Deutsche Welle. He believes that mediation must continue in order for...

"The boycott of Parliament is turning into a kind of sport in the Balkan region, but the country's political debates need to be carried out in Parliament", said MEP Eduard Kukan, at yesterday’s conference in European Parliament called "The crisis of democracy in the Western Balkans". Talking about the political situation in Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo, Kukan said that...

The leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, presented a new program of the future government, which, he said, stems from the election program "Plan for Life" by SDSM, and programs of the parties that the majority of citizens voted for. He urged the parties - coalition partners to assess it, the opposition to comment on the program and for Ivanov...

Macedonia and Albania have to understand that it is necessary for them to start functioning democratically and to implement the democratic principles of the European Union, said the chief of the Greek diplomacy, Nikos Kotzias, after the Council for EU’s foreign policy. In a statement given for the Greek national broadcasting service, Kotzias stressed that the at the Council...

"The joint statement of the parliamentary Albanian parties in Macedonia is a joint document of the Albanian political parties in Macedonia, prepared and signed in Skopje, as a summary of the election programs of all our parliamentary parties and in no way does it impose any kind of external factor", reads the statement by DUI after yesterday's meeting of...

All leaders, including the President, must respect the outcome of the previous elections, wrote European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn on his “Twitter” profile concerning President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision not to give the mandate to the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, to form a government. On latest developments in Form. Yugoslav Rep. of #Macedonia: "All leaders,...

The Ambassador of France in Macedonia, Christian Thimonier and the Mayor of the municipality of Gostivar, Nevzat Bejta, after today’s meeting that was held at the premises of the municipality of Gostivar, said that it is necessary that a new government is formed quickly. After the meeting, during which the current political situation in the country was discussed, ambassador...

EU Ambassador, Aivo Orav and Dutch Ambassador, Wouter Plomp, at today’s debate organized by "Transparency International Macedonia", declared that the pardons must be withdrawn completely, as it is the only way to avoid selective justice. The Ambassadors said that all stakeholders must support the work of the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO). “The European Union clearly announced that selective justice and pardons...

The supporters of the government, or as they call themselves “Guardians of Democracy”, dismantled their camp in the park across the National Assembly, where they had stayed during the past two and a half months. According to the people whom we met in the part, the removing of the camp started on Saturday night and was over by the...