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📣Read out newest FT #Comment 39, on the economic part of the EC Progress Report
‼️ Critical Points in Economic Reforms Highlighted in the Report: Fiscal Risks 💸: Increased and insufficiently monitored overdue and unsettled obligations. Fiscal Rules 📜: Non-compliance ahead of the start of their implementation (January 1, 2025). Inflation and Policies 📈💼: Misaligned…
Better use of vaccines could reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually, says WHO
More investment in vaccines could avert deaths due to antimicrobial resistance, reduce antibiotic use and save money treating resistant infections A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that vaccines against 23 pathogens (excluding gonorrhea) could reduce the number of…
The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization step up cooperation on pandemic preparedness
The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on broad principles for cooperation on pandemic preparedness. This cooperation will allow a scaling up of support to countries…
Securing adolescent health and well-being today is vital for the health of future generations – WHO
Increased investment is urgently needed to address evolving health risks and meet the mental and sexual and reproductive health needs for the nearly 1.3 billion adolescents (aged 10-19 years) globally, according to a new scientific publication released by the World Health Organization…
New guide published to enhance minority rights via inclusive education
Inclusive educational environment recognising diversity, promoting a spirit of tolerance and mutual respect, addressing discrimination and segregation is crucial for enhancing the rights of persons belonging to national minorities. What should be done in practice by European states, civil society and the academic community…
Cool Down. Elections are over
On 28 and 29 September, 2024 in Popova Kula, FRP gathered 12 MPs in their first mandate for a highly intensive two days seminar that guided the MPs through the secrets of the parliamentary debate, the art of compromise and…
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…