Tag: monitoring

The Central Environmental Laboratory will not be ready to monitor the quality of the air the citizens of North Macedonia will breathe this coming winter. Although quite recently the minister of environment, Naser Nuredini, announced that the country is facing a difficult winter, when dirty fuels will be used for the production of electricity and for heating and that...

The early parliamentary elections in North Macedonia were generally well run and candidates could campaign freely, but legal stability was undermined by significant revisions to the legal framework and subsequent government decrees, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today. "This is a very challenging time to be holding elections,...

During the 10th session, the Government approved assets for the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services for monitoring the elections reporting in the media. "At the session, the Government adopted the decision to approve assets from the budget in the amount of 5.277.000 denars (85.805 euros) for the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, in order...

Reforms to the media are currently underway, however the pace and quality vary from pillar to pillar. This was pointed out at today's presentation of the second periodical report, part of the project "Media Reform Observatory" implemented by the Foundation for Internet and Society "Metamorphosis", "Agora" , Center for Promotion of Civil Values ​​and the Platform for Investigative Journalism...

While the polls show a victory for the ruling parties VMRO-DPMNE and DUI, the widespread pessimism and the significant percentage of undecided voters that the research is indicating about, can decrease the coalition’s advantage and potentially to disrupt their relations, as is said in the pre-election observatory report by the International Republican Institute (IRI). According to IRI, the voter turnout...

Members of the European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, Knut Fleckenstein and Eduard Kukan, after today’s meetings in Skopje with political parties, NGOs and the Special Prosecutor's Office, expressed satisfaction regarding preparations for the organization of the elections which are scheduled for the 11th of December, as well as the atmosphere. "The meetings with the parties have shown that they are ready...

The Mission Office for OSCE for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today officially began its observation mission for the parliamentary elections scheduled for December 11. The mission consists of a main team of 14 experts and 20 long-term observers which will be be organized throughout the country in teams of two, starting from November 9. ODIHR will ask the OSCE...

SDSM is getting more time on air than the VMRO-DPMNE on television stations, MRT, “Kanal 5”, “Sitel” and “Telma”, say the first reports from the monitoring of the television stations by the Agency of Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. “Monitoring by the Agency of Audio and Audiovisual Media Services on the operation of the public broadcasting service “Macedonian Television” from...

Daut Dauti has withdrawn his name as a candidate in the contest to become the fifth member of the ad hoc body set up to monitor the media. His letter to the Agency of Audio and Audiovisual Media Services confirmed his withdrawal from the contest. "I want to thank you all for the confidence you have expressed in my 'bid'...

It appears that various TV stations who have national broadcasting capability do not have the due respect for the principles of Article 61 of the Law concerning Audio & Audio-Visual Media Services, especially those TV stations that are required to demonstrate an objective and impartial presentation of events with equal treatment of any diverse viewpoints and opinions, it was...