PROJECT OBJECTIVE: To advance the promotion and protection of human rights in North Macedonia by supporting parliamentary and CSO engagement in the area. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT: Providing structured monitoring and contribution for human rights commitments by Assembly and CSOs; Increasing and building professional capacities of the main Assembly…
The National Roma Center, the food bank and Eco Life, these days distributed about 50 food packages to the vulnerable categories of citizens from Kumanovo and Kavadarci, following October 17, the International Day for the Fight against Poverty, the NRC announced today. The associations say that in the conditions of…
At least 25 Roma women from five North Macedonian municipalities have sought legal assistance following a door-to-door campaign implemented by the civil society organization (CSO) National Roma Centrum (NRC) in 2021 and early 2022. Based on NRC research conducted in 2019, which showed that domestic violence was not recognized as violence…
When one thought that creativity for yet another regional formation could hardly be fruitful, Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia joined to announce the Open Balkan Initiative. What distinguishes this initiative from others is that it is home born, created and led by the countries themselves. Given that the OBI operates…
What are the key challenges in the human rights area? Are the Western Balkans’countries advancing in this area? What can be improved? We talked about these topics with Tobias Flessenkemper, head of the Council of Europe office in Belgrade. His previous postings include the European External Action Service (EEAS) in…
The government’s plans and priorities, after the bilateral screening, as well as the monitoring plans of CSOs in this direction were discussed today by relevant state actors, responsible for various aspects of human rights, involved in the process of the country’s accession to the EU and CSOs working on the…
USAID’s Strengthening Resource Mobilization Activity is a 5-year project, assisting North Macedonia’s municipalities to raise and independently manage the resources necessary to fund services demanded by its citizens. The project is designed to collaborate directly with all 81 municipalities to build capacity and improve local government functions to bring greater…
The five grantees from the Small Grant Facility within the WeBER 2.0 project presented their implemented projects, discussed the challenges, as well as future opportunities for cooperation at the ninth meeting of the National Working Group for Public Administration Reform. Association Initiative of Unemployed Intellectuals – Vinica; Coalition “All for…
The Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin on the 3rd of November concluded this year’s Berlin Process – a forum designed to strengthen cooperation between EU member states and Western Balkans Six (WB6) governments. This year the Berlin Process took place against the backdrop of an energy crisis characterised by gas…
Marjan Nikolov and Vesna Garvanlieva from CEA, presented at the webinar organized by the Local Public Sector Alliance. The session was focused on the Financial linkages between local budgets and businesses for local economic development, held on November 10, 2022 Webinar: Direction of decentralization in Eastern Europe and Central Asia –…
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