Full Coverage: Macedonia (FYROM)

27.12.2006 OXO non-governmental organization presente, for the night year in a row, the “eco”-calendars and teachers’ manuals that will be distributed to pupils and teachers in pre-school and elementary education institutions in Macedonia.

22.12.2006 Deltathree Ltd., a licensed Macedonian telephone services operator, signed a partnership agreement with “Peoplecall”, prominent Spanish telephone services provider. The agreement secures Deltathree a full access to Peoplecall’s infrastructure and networks.

21.12.2006 Yesterday, December 20, the NGO Infocentre from Skopje, in cooperation with the Youth Education Forum (MOF), organized a debate on the topic “Do the Traditional Media Lose the Young Audiences?” The debate took place at the Club of the Members of Parliament in Skopje.

19.12.2006 The Citizens Pact for SEE (CPSEE), a Novi Sad, Serbia based NGO working to abolish the strict visa regime installed by EU countries for citizens of Western Balkans, presented its new web-site (Need Visa) offering information about necessary documents and procedures to visa seekers.

12.12.2006 On the occasion of December 10, the International Human Rights Day, the Defenders of Human Rights Group issued a public appeal to the authorities of the Republic of Macedonia, demanding from the Parliament to adopt the Declaration on Defenders of Human Rights.

10.12.2006 New anti-corruption NGO, Zero Corruption, was established in Macedonia. Although the organization is not member of Transparency International at this moment, it will invest all efforts to take its place in that great international network, having in mind, according to the President of Zero Corruption Meto Jovanovski, the “...TI membership ought to be deserved”.

06.12.2006 The ACTIVE Local Youth Organization, working at the “Georgi Dimitrov” State Secondary School in Skopje, organizes the “High-School Open Theatre” manifestation. On Thursday, December 7, starting at 18:00 hours, theatrical plays, monologues, performances and musical plays will be staged at the “Georgi Dimitrov” high-school.

05.12.2006 Association “Samson” – New Moment Action claims that the Association of Blind Persons of the City of Skopje has fallen in total chaos and demanded from the state institutions to take urgent measures to remove the self-styled President of the Association, who was already voted out of office by the membership.

04.12.2006 During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (November 25-December 10), Akcija Zdruzenska organizes a campaign “Put an End – Make Violence a Thing of the Past”.

04.12.2006 After a year of working on creation of better internet, accessible to all citizens, the Internet Macedonia association concludes that the situation has not changed much.