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International Conference: Money, Media, and Elections in North Macedonia
We are pleased to inform you that the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is organizing the international conference titled “Money, Media, and Elections in North Macedonia,” taking place on 28-29 October 2024 at the Hotel Holiday Inn, Skopje. This…
Policy Paper: Combating Corruption and Reconstructing Social Models through Education and Accountability in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans face a corruption crisis that has eroded the trust in institutions and normalized corrupt practices. The shift from conventional values to a corrupted social model is evident, particularly among young people, who grow up in environments where…
Round Table: “Encouraging Unity: Municipal Approaches to Interfaith Dialogue and Interethnic Co-existence”
On 16th of October, in the Great Hall in the Municipality of Prilep, LET Station, together with the National Democratic Institute North Macedonia, organized a Roundtable: “Encouraging Unity: Municipal Approaches to Interfaith Dialogue and Interethnic Co-existence”. The event focused on…
JOVANA DAMJANOVIC: IT’S NOT THAT PEOPLE DON’T RECOGNIZE CORRUPTION, THE DANGER IS THAT IT’S OFTEN TOLERATED AS SOMETHING INEVITABLE
Interviewed by: Lorik Idrizi
“Many of us see corruption embedded in everyday life—from bribery for public services to nepotism in job opportunities—but we’ve grown up in a system where it’s so normalized that it feels like there’s no alternative. The dangerous…
IVAN IVANOVIC: CORRUPTION HAS BECOME A NORM BECAUSE IT OFTEN GOES UNPUNISHED
Interviewed by: Lorik Idrizi
“The main reason corruption has become a new norm is that it often goes unpunished in many Balkan countries. When people in power, from local officials to national leaders, engage in corrupt practices without facing significant consequences…
KOLINDO VJERDHA: LACK OF TRAINING AND FAILURE TO ADAPT TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM
Interviewed by: Lorik Idrizi
“The problems related to teachers and teaching staff are ongoing and concern the lack of training and qualifications over the years, which do not bring adaptation to new methodologies required by today’s market or for quality education…
Migjen Qeraxhi: Academic Freedom and Criticism as Essence are lost
Interviewed by: Lorik Idrizi
“The professor is not free even within the university to conduct his academic life, curricula, and such elements, nor is he free to be critical in society, to oppose a governmental decision or to make his own…
Blagica Petreski in the podcast “Where’s the Money with Goran Temenugov”
1/4 (quarter) of women are housewives and outside the labor market Around 250,000 women in the country are housewives and outside the labor market, at a time when companies are importing workers from abroad. A scientific study by “Finance Think”…
Participation in advocacy training against domestic violence
Correctly informing the public about the nature of domestic violence andthe actual situation of women who have suffered domestic violence, as well aslegal protection mechanisms, contributes to increasing public support andencouraging women to report violence and seek help and support…
Study visit to Prilep by representatives of civil society organizations from Plevlja, Montenegro
In the period 23rd – 25th of September, LET STATION hosted representatives from civil society organizations from Plevlja, Montenegro within the project “Promoting inclusion and tolerance through inter-religious cooperation in the Western Balkans” implemented by the National Democratic Institute (NDI)…