The Unresolved Status of Local and Urban Communities – An Obstacle to Effective Decentralization
Local self-government in Macedonia is not a mandatory structure. The establishment of local communities in villages and urban communities in cities depends solely on the will of mayors and municipal councils. The unresolved legal status of local and urban communities, along with the lack of financial resources, working premises, and basic material means, prevents the development of local self-government as the primary form of citizen association aimed at solving local problems.
This story was produced within the framework of the project “Reporting on Civil Society and Its Impact on Social Change”, implemented by the Macedonian Institute for Media in partnership with the Center for Investigative Journalism – SCOOP Macedonia, with financial support from the Civica Mobilitas program.
