Full Coverage: Macedonia (FYROM)

30.05.2005 The Initiative Board for StudentsÂ’ Rights, made of representatives of students from all student dormitories in Skopje starts an initiative for a review of the work and operation of Tenants Councils. The announcement was made at the press conference, held today in Skopje, at the NGO InfoCentre.

27.05.2005 Vulkan është një revistë e shtypur dhe online dedikuar njerëzve me aftësi të kufizuara në Maqedoni. Revista botohet nga organizata PolioPlus Lëvizja Kundër Paaftësisë . Vullkan botohet çdo dy muaj dhe mbulon të gjitha çështjet me rëndësi për PAK në Maqedoni

27.05.2005 Vulkan is a print and online magazine dedicated to persons with special needs in Macedonia. The magazine is published by PolioPlus Movement Against Disability organization. Vulkan is published bi-monthly and covers all issues of importance to persons with special needs in Macedonia.

26.05.2005 The Association of Citizens of Zelezara (Skopje settlement), together with Eko-Misija environmental association, held a press conference to present their protest and to inform the public about the abuse and usurpation of the northern sections of “Gazi Baba” Forest Park in Skopje for construction purposes.

26.05.2005 “Voice for Light” civic association, at the press conference held yesterday, presented their opposition to the proposed changes and amendments in the Law on Management of Waters and the Law on Energy.

24.05.2005 The Centre for Contemporary Arts promoted the new internet site www.reka.org.mk, at the press conference held today at the NGO InfoCentre in Skopje. The web-site is dedicated to the Reka Region in Western Macedonia.

23.05.2005 The „Youth of the World, Youth For the World” video won the first prize at the Voices for Youth competition, ran by UNICEF.

20.05.2005 Yesterday, May 19, the Macedonian Helsinki Committee published its monthly Report on Human Rights in Macedonia, covering April 2005.

19.05.2005 At the press-conference held today in Skopje, Savka Todorovska from the Union of Women Association of Macedonia SOZM, Elena Guldmadova, Rule of Law Office with the OSCE Mission to Macedonia, and Sonja Lokar, Chairwoman of the Gender Task Force initiative of the Stability Pact, presented the final evaluation of the “Women Can Do It II (2004-2005)” Project.

18.05.2005 The Institute for War and Peace Reporting and the Balkan Research Net organized a round-table discussion yesterday in Skopje, to discuss the difference on the name of the country between Macedonia and Greece.

17.05.2005 At the press conference, held today at the NGO InfoCentre, the “Glas na Svetlina” (Voice of the Light) civic association invited the citizens to join the protests against the sale of ESM (Electric Power Supply Company), scheculed to take place on Thursday, May 19, in front of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia.

17.05.2005 At the conference for the media, held yesterday in Skopje, the representatives of FOSIM and Association of Units of Local Self-Government ZELS presented the new provisions on free access to information that will have to be integrated into the Municipal Statutes prior to the start of the decentralization process.

13.05.2005 The Children’s Parliament of Macedonia held its fifth simulation session at the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. At the session, which marked the official closing of the “Days of the Parliament” manifestation, the children adopted the Declaration Against Abuse of Children and the Declaration for Inclusion of Children in the Work of the Local Self-Government.

13.05.2005 All 460 elementary and secondary schools in Macedonia will have broadband internet access at the start of the school year 2005/2006. The internet access is provided through a grant of the USAIDÂ’s Macedonia Connects project.

12.05.2005 On Tuesday, May 10, the Foundation Open Society Institute of Macedonia – FOSIM and the CEA Centre for Economic Analysis organized an economic forum that the discussed the subject of “Measuring of Fiscal Capacities of the Local Self-Government Units in the Republic of Macedonia”.

11.05.2005 The annual creative competition on European topics was organized on May 6, at the “Josip Broz Tito” secondary School in Skopje. The competition was organized by the European House – Skopje civic association, and under the Europe to School project.

10.05.2005 The student dormitories, the Bologna Declaration, the credentials for the private schools and colleges and the state financing for the SEE University were the main subjects of interest to the students, judging from their inquiries of the Members of Parlieament, in the session organized under the “Days of the Parliament” Events. The “Days of the Parliament” were officially opened yesterday, and will last until May 13.

09.05.2005 The 12 NGO Support Centres, which in cooperation with the European Commission Delegation in Macedonia also serve as EU Info-Points, joined the celebrations of May 9 – Europe Day.

08.05.2005 Macedonian Inspectorate of Labour announced the start of random controls campaign in Macedonian companies and enterprises, with the aim to sanction the illegal employment practices.

06.05.2005 The “Peace Under Construction” peace caravan that will take the activists of the Regional Conscientious Objection Network to 13 cities all over the Balkans, will visit Serbian on May 7-9.