2 December 2020
The EU, as a sovereign subject that has a strategic autonomy, has to impose its role as a factor that is moving things forward, both in the international relations and the solving of disputes. At the same time, the Union has to try to instigate the observance of its values in various parts of the […]
30 October 2020
Certain civil society organizations in the Balkans, such as the Metamorphosis Foundation, almost a decade ago have started to analyze the effects of disinformation, spins, and propaganda, but these issues weren’t recognized then as serious threats to democracy. The Government doesn’t have an exclusive place in the fight with the spread of disinformation, conspiracy theories, […]
16 October 2020
I don’t want to talk about Plan B. We have to succeed, said Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, when asked by a journalist whether the state has a Plan B if the EU accession negotiations fail to start in December. He said that the Government under his leadership never had a Plan B […]
13 October 2020
The European Commission in its Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans concerning North Macedonia stresses that it will finance building of new railroad infrastructure and reconstruction of the existing one. In the financial package in the amount of €9 billion that will be available for the Western Balkans countries through the IPA III […]
6 October 2020
In its 2020 Report about North Macedonia’s progress towards its EU accession, the European Commission (EC) notes a continuation of the reforms that is evident through the efforts to strengthen democracy and the rule of law, including by activating existing checks and balances and through discussions and debates in key policy and legislative issues. “During […]
28 September 2020
In the period between the 28th of September and the 1st of October there will be a series of online public events for the presentation of local projects from the program “Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens – CriThink” in North Macedonia. These projects were supported by the EU via the Second cycle of small grants […]
21 August 2020
The European Union has rejected the claims that the building of a wire fence between Serbia and North Macedonia is part of an agreement with Serbia. As was announced by the EU Commission’s spokeswoman, Ana Pisonero, Brussels is providing significant financial and technical aid to its Western Balkans partners in managing migration and for that […]
12 August 2020
The European Commission decided to give North Macedonia €160 million from the macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to support country’s economy which is hard hit by the coronavirus. The whole package, aimed for 10 countries, amounts to €3 billion and relates to strengthening fiscal governance and transparency, the fight against corruption, enhancing financial sector supervision, improving […]
15 June 2020
Almost everyone at this point agrees that the pandemic has dramatically altered our lives forever – for bad in many cases; but the isolation, the fact that we still cannot enjoy and tend to the most common habits that we mostly took for granted before, has made us think thoroughly about our position and how […]
28 May 2020
Scammers using fake Forbes articles and anti-EU disinformation as bait continue to target Facebook users across Europe, Metamorphosis Foundation warned in a statement issued in Skopje on May 28. Metamorphosis is a civil society organization from North Macedonia promoting digital rights and media literacy. Its monitoring of social networks reveals that scammers continue to use […]
14 April 2020
Podijeljenost Bosne i Hercegovine reflektuje se i na humanitarnom nivou: izabrani politički lideri iz dva bosanskohercegovačka entiteta najglasniji su kada stiže pomoć iz politički njima naklonjenih država, što se odražava i u medijskom izvještavanju. Dok zvaničnici u Republici Srpskoj naglašavaju i medijski eksponiraju pomoć iz „prijateljske“ Rusije i Srbije, u Federaciji BiH najveći publicitet ima […]
4 April 2020
Mreža nevladinih organizacija okupljenih u okviru Radne grupe Nacionalnog konventa o Evropskoj uniji za Poglavlje 35 potpuno neočekivano je postala, ni manje ni više, nego sama Evropska unija. Neistinito izveštavanje pojedinih medija o saopštenju za javnost koje je uputila ova mreža dovela je do toga da njihovi čitaoci poveruju da je poruka stigla iz Brisela […]
24 February 2020
In an interview with Portalb.mk, the ambassador of Netherlands in North Macedonia, Dirk Jan Kop claims that the new methodology should make it easier for those who are truly committed to the reform process and more difficult for those who are not. He also says that the decision of the Netherlands on opening accession negotiations […]
25 October 2019
Na pres konferenciji koja je trajala sat i po, francuski ambasador u Makedoniji, Kristijan Timonije u četvrtak je u Skoplju seo na “vruću stolicu“ pred novinare. Ambasador je pokušao da objasni motive Franucske za izjašnjavanje protiv početka pregovora Severne Makedonije sa Evropskom unijom na samitu EU 18. oktobra. Odluka je primljena uz veliko razočarenje građana […]
11 October 2019
Proteklih sedam dana u pogledu spoljne politike, bila su među “najvrelijim” nedeljama koje je Makedonija imala od osamostaljenja do sada. U iščekivanju toga šta će EU rešiti sledeće nedelje o dodeljivanju datuma za početak pregovora za priključivanje evropskoj porodici, u balkanskom EU susedstvu prohujao je pravi tornado, na samo jednu nedelju pre nego Evropski savet […]
7 October 2019
U tekstu objavljenom u nedelju (06.10.2019. godine) srpski sajt ”Vesti Onlajn“ preko naslova (”EU razdvaja Makedoniju i Albaniju“) javnosti je preneo pogrešnu informaciju. Ovakvim izborom naslova stiče se utisak da je proces integracija Makedonije i Albanije u Evropsku uniju već odvojen, kao da je to gotova stvar. Što je, bar za sada, netačno. Napis u […]
27 September 2019
Premijer Severne Makedonije Zoran Zaev, u okviru Generalne skupštine UN-a u Njujorku, prvi put se sreo sa svojim kolegom iz Grčke Kirjakosom Micotakisem sa kojim je razgovarao o odnosima Severne Makedonije i Grčke. Glavna tema sastanka bio je Sporazum iz Prespe, potpisan 17. juna 2018. godine. Po svemu izgleda, posle preuzimanja nove funkcije, grčki protivnik […]
25 July 2019
The Republic of North Macedonia deserves a green light in October for start of the negotiations with EU on the ground of all its accomplishment in the reform process in the last few years, with the Prespa Agreement, but also with the Good Neighborly Relations Agreement with Bulgaria, the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy […]
9 July 2019
Ivan Georgiev is reporter and anchor of bTV, one of Bulgaria’s main TV stations. He has covered some of the leading international and regional events in the past few years, Macedonia included to a large extent. Ivan is author of numerous short documentaries. In 2012 he was awarded with the World Press Institute Fellowship. He […]
24 June 2019
We have received a 10th recommendation to start negotiations, if we are expected to wait for an 11th recommendation from the European Commission next year, I will be to embarrassed to face my people and talk about the European perspectives of the country. If we do not start accession negotiations this year, to mean, it […]
