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FOSM provides $148,000 COVID-19 aid for the vulnerable groups

The Foundation Open Society - Macedonia (FOSM) will provide $148,000 COVID-19 local support for the vulnerable groups, through the regional project "Response to the socioeconomic effects of COVID-19 through support for the vulnerable groups, workers with low salaries, the workers from the informal economy and the temporary workers". This project is implemented in the Western Balkans countries with the support...

Survey: Citizens still very dissatisfied with public administration

As much as 44.4% of respondents in a new survey conducted by the Open Society Foundation Macedonia (FOSM) and EuroThink Center for European Strategies have assessed the Public Administration in the country as poor. This was announced at today's presentation of a survey on the attitude of citizens regarding the work of administrators. From a survey conducted over the telephone...

Zaev meets Soros at Davos

At the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with philanthropist and financier George Soros, founder of the Open Society Foundations (FOI) and Patrick Gaspard, president of the FOI, the government said. "The membership of the Republic of Macedonia in NATO and the integration into the European Union were assessed as key steps that provide stability and...

Soros: I am not involved in the events in Macedonia

Boban Nonkovic, who reports for the state new agency MIA, today in Brussels caused a stir when he and other journalists began asking the Hungarian Billionaire, and sponsor of the “Open Society Foundation”, George Soros, whether he wants to destroy the country through the crisis and unrest. Nonkovic retorted that during the reign of the VMRO-DPMNE, the country had become...

And the Helsinki Committee got a paint job

Two unknown persons yesterday morning poured red paint on the sign at the entrance of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights. The actual deed was recorded by cameras installed outside the building. Uranija Pirovska, the Director of the Committee, characterized the act as "Counter-Colouring" because the Helsinki Committee openly supports the "Colourful Revolution". "The incident happened around 2:00 am. Keep in mind...

Vaquer: I’m inspired by civil action

The biggest danger to the European dream is losing connection between citizens and their governments, says Director of the European Initiative for Open Society Jordi Vaquer, who today spoke on topic "Where is Europe headed" in the GEM club. In addition to the crisis in Ukraine and the political situation in Greece, he also discussed about the current situation in...