25 June 2022
Three years after being covered by the Law on Free Access to Public Information, which made them holders of public information related to their financial operations, political parties are still not at a satisfactory level of transparency in terms of revenue and expenditure. However, it is considered a good start to increase their accountability to […]
4 February 2022
With the systematization of the judicial network for judges in all levels of courts and for all types of courts, 636 judicial seats are provided, and 493 seats have been filled, but even with this number, we are leaders in Europe. With 34 courts, we are leaders in terms of the number of courts, but […]
6 November 2021
Metamorphosis Foundation organized a debate yesterday about the reforms in the media sector in North Macedonia, which took place after the presentation of the report “Halfway completed reforms – the political will is here one moment, and gone the next”, on the media reforms’ monitoring it performed. At the debate, the reports’ findings were confirmed, […]
5 November 2021
Exactly two months have passed since the education authorities of North Macedonia have implemented the new Concept for the elementary education, which was heralded as the basis for the education reforms. The novelties planned in the document should improve the situation and follow the contemporary tendencies in education. After the system had underwent many changes […]
14 April 2021
North Macedonia this year will start a comprehensive reform of the tax system, with 13 set goals, 40+ activities, and numerous sub-activities chartered in the Action Plan for 2021 for the implementation of the Strategy for the Reform of the Tax Ssystem 2021-2025. The measures include analyses, application of models and experiences, accompanied by public […]
12 April 2021
The long practice of employing people in the public administration by party lists continues in North Macedonia. This is done without any criteria and appropriate selection and everybody knows that the job advertisements are rigged for the party soldiers, says university professor Borche Davitkovski in the interview with Portalb.mk about the public administration reforms that […]
10 March 2021
The “Agenda: Europe at Home” document that was adopted at yesterday’s government session was prepared by the joint groups of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) and the EU. Those groups were formed on the basis of the Agreement for Stabilization and Association and the EC’s recommendations. In the implementation of these European reforms, the […]
5 January 2021
This time last year, no one in the world and in North Macedonia, as well, could anticipate that the education will be facing one of the biggest challenges so far. With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, last year’s March was the key point when things began to change. The schools, kindergartens, and even the […]
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 […]
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 […]
8 May 2020
The work of the new composition of the Anti-Corruption Commission, the commitment of several civil society organizations and the prospects of the new Law on Public Prosecution are the only lights in the tunnel of the reform achievements of North Macedonia in the field of anti-corruption and the fight against organized crime in 2019 and […]
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 […]
24 June 2019
Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Petar Atanasov, wrote a Facebook status saying that he was resigning from office, addressing the general public and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The reason for his decision, he wrote, is the Government’s inability to implement the promises that were made. He also says that “the revolution has started to […]
20 June 2019
At today’s 16th meeting of the Joint Stabilization and Association Committee, which consists of representatives from North Macedonia and the EU, officials from the European Commission encouraged all political parties and stakeholders in the country to work together to maintain and strengthen the political dialogue and to continue to implement the EU agenda, especially in […]
4 June 2019
As President of North Macedonia, bearing in mind my responsibilities for the security and intelligence services, I will insist on thorough reforms in accordance with the highest NATO standards, said President Stevo Pendarovski at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “As a country, we remain committed to contributing to the preservation of global […]
22 May 2019
“Recently, we reminded ourselves of the 2015 mass demonstrations, where over 70 civil society organizations joined tens of thousands of citizens for a mass protest to restore the rule of law, creating a broad civil coalition, demanding the state’s capabilities be reduced for the expense of active, vocal and critical citizens. Today, the Government can […]
22 May 2019
The Blueprint Group for Judicial Reform, as the informal network of prominent civil society organizations, today submitted a document to the Minister of Justice with proposed amendments to Articles 32, 34 and 105 of the Draft Law for the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The group informs that their proposals and comments on the law were agreed […]
3 May 2019
The Media Ethics Council of Macedonia, the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), the Independent Syndicate of Journalists and Media workers (ISJMW) and the Macedonian Media Institute (MMI) regarding the World Freedom Day, the 3rd of May remind of the necessity of a serious engagement of all relevant participants about all major reformatory steps in […]
29 March 2019
Has the media in the country been reformed after the period of full media darkness and the phase “captured state” especially in the period after 2011 and by the middle of 2016? How to get a free and powerful media – real bearers of the “fourth estate” in the country? Part of these questions were […]
27 March 2019
The Ministry of Defense is preparing a draft law amending the Law on Defense, which define the rules for engagement for our soldiers on NATO missions. “This draft law will allow the deployment of members of the Republic of North Macedonia outside the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia in NATO operations and missions […]
