Series:CRPM Кратка Анализа

The new Law on the Municipality Boundaries (Law on territorial Organization) and the failed Referendum of 2004

The new Law on the Municipality Boundaries (Law on territorial Organization) and the failed Referendum of 2004

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: Macedonia; democratisation; decentralised government; interethnic relations

This paper will discuss recent political events in Macedonia, concerning the implementation of the Ohrid Agreement in the sphere of development of decentralized government and in particular regarding the events surrounding the referendum on the newly adopted Law on Territorial Organization. On 3rd September 2004 the Macedonian parliament adopted a decision to hold a referendum on 7th November. If successful, the referendum, initiated by the World Macedonian Congress (WMC) in early 2004, would have effectively required a repeal of the newly passed Law on Territorial Organization, City of Skopje and Financing on Units of Local Self-Government, and a return to the status quo ante of 123 municipalities. The new Law has reduced the numbers of municipalities to 84. The calling of the referendum has also forced the postponement of local elections, previously delayed and rescheduled for 21st November, and now required by law to take place by 31st March 2005. A Law on Territorial Organization was part of the indispensable package of laws necessary to ensure the decentralization process, regarded as a crucial component of the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) of 2001. The international community expressed widespread concern about the potential impact of the referendum on the Ohrid process and on inter-ethnic relations.

General Issues Affecting the Shtip Economy and the Apparel and Textile Industries

Општи проблеми на економијата во Штип и индустријата за производство на облека

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English,Macedonian

Keywords: Enforcing Payments; Labor legislation; Employment Protection Legislation; Transition Economies; Access to Finance; Bureaucratic Obstacles to Doing Business;

Saving Democracy in Macedonia: What to do after the Wire-Tapping Scandal?

Saving Democracy in Macedonia: What to do after the Wire-Tapping Scandal?

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English,Macedonian

The Status of “Incitement of Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred” Offense under the Criminal Code of Macedonia after the Vranishkovski Case

The Status of “Incitement of Ethnic, Racial and Religious Hatred” Offense under the Criminal Code of Macedonia after the Vranishkovski Case

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English,Macedonian

Keywords: ethnic hatred; racial hatred; religious hatred; Vranishovski case;

Macedonia and trhe EU-Rules regarding the Origin of Textile Merchandise

ЕУ правилата за потекло во врска со текстилот и Македонија

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Macedonian

On the Political Economy of Judicial Reforms

Политичката економија на судските реформи

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Macedonian

Keywords: judicial Reform;

The paper makes an attempt at portraying some of the issues imminent in the judicial reform debate as well as their solutions attained from a comparative perspective. Its main focus, however, is on the link between judicial efficiency and economic development. Relying on several empirical studies that contend with this relationship, the paper isolates four complementary methodologies for making the judicial system more efficient. The ultimate aim is to draw those methodologies nearer to the relevant factors in the Republic of Macedonia, in hope that the latter may find them useful in the course of the ongoing judicial reforms in the country.

Campaign Financing under the New Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia. A Call for a Macedonian Buckley v. Valeo and beyond

Campaign Financing under the New Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia. A Call for a Macedonian Buckley v. Valeo and beyond

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Sports Betting as a Social Phenomenon in Macedonia

Sports Betting as a Social Phenomenon in Macedonia

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

The phenomenon of sports betting is characteristic not only for the Republic of Macedonia, but also for all the other post-communist countries or countries in transition, such as Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria. One and a half decade after the fall of the socialist regime and the attempts to implement capitalism, we are witnessing the results of the change of one system with its opposite. On one side, a system of a very low economic efficiency, but with a sense of social security goes in history and on the other side, a system with very high economic efficiency, but with considerable shortcomings in the area of social security takes its place.According to the survey conducted by the Center for Research and Policy Making, 73.5% of the citizens with income lower than the Macedonian average place bets at the bookmakers.

The Religious Education Project 2006: How to avoid Mistakes of 2002

Проект Веронаука 2006: како да се избегнат грешките од 2002-та

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Macedonian

Flying cheap to Macedonia. A mission impossible?

Евтини летови до Македонија. невозможна мисија?

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Albanian,English,Macedonian

To Study (Abroad) Or Not? - The Problem of the Recognition of Diplomas Issued by Foreign Universities

Да се учи (во странство) или не? - проблемот на признавање на дипломи од странски универзитети

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English,Macedonian

Limitations of Chances of Doctors to get employed in the Public Health System - Related Activities in additional Private Health Institutions

Kufizimi i Mundësisë mjekët të punësuar në Shëndetësinë Publike të bëjnë veprimtari Plotësuese në Entet Shëndetësorë Private

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Albanian

From in School Year 2008/2009 on Participation in Religious Education will become compulsory in Primary Schools

Задолжително изучување на веронаука во основните училишта ќе биде воведено од учебната 2008/2009 година

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Albanian,Macedonian

Measuring Success of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union in the Case of Macedonia

Measuring Success of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union in the Case of Macedonia

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is one of the most widely discussed and analyzed policy areas of the European Union (EU). The development of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) within the framework of the CFSP took place at the end of the ‘90s, in a process that interacted with the unfolding of the crisis of the Balkan regional order. Given this context, I believe that a study on the development of the CFSP/ESDP has to investigate how the EU Crisis Management instruments have been used. The crisis that occurred in the Republic of Macedonia, in this respect, is a case of critical salience. Macedonia is a specific case in which both the civilian and the military dimension of EU Crisis Management mechanism were applied, and there exists widespread consensus in the EU on the fact that this was done successfully. However, when talking about successes or failures, a number of slippery questions arise: what indicators of success can one refer to? For example, does success refer to the fact that the ESDP mechanism has been activated without major setbacks, or to the way in which it has affected the situation in Macedonia? Is the Macedonian case a success for the CFSP? How is success determined? Which are its standards of measurement?

More Care in Primary Health! More Care Centers in the Municipalities!

More Care in Primary Health! More Care Centers in the Municipalities!

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Albanian,English,Macedonian

Internal Party Democracy in Kosovo

Internal Party Democracy in Kosovo

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

The Mobility Patterns of Macedonian Students after Visa Liberalization

Мобилноста на македонските студенти по визната либерализација

Author(s): Frosina Ilievska,Ana Mickovska-Raleva / Language(s): English,Macedonian

This paper examines what are the difficulties for achieving mobility, applies gap analysis to identify the key problems and at the end provides essential recommendations to institutions on promoting student mobility and encouraging students to broaden their knowledge and skills in other countries. Regarding mobility, this brief will only focus on students using mobility programs that last one or two semesters in other EU countries. The rationale behind this is to explore the progress of the internationalization process of higher education in the country, and in addition provide further guidance to enhance the mobility of Macedonian students.

Quality System Assurance in Primary School Education

Квалитетот на системот за обезбедување квалитет во основното образование

Author(s): Ana Mickovska-Raleva / Language(s): Macedonian

Analysis of Internal Party Democracy in Macedonia

Analysis of Internal Party Democracy in Macedonia

Author(s): Aleksandar Cekov,Zhidas Daskalovski / Language(s): English

This research study conducted by the Think Tank Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) in cooperation with various Macedonian authors deals with the topic of Internal Party Democracy in the Republic of Macedonia. It examines, describes, and compares the intra-party democracy in some of the bigger political parties in the Republic of Macedonia, in order to provide a basis for the development and consolidation of democratic structures and the possibilities for their members’ participation. (Publisherd in co-operation of CRPM and the Macedonian office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation)

Transitional Justice in Macedonia and its Relations with Democracy

Transitional Justice in Macedonia and its Relations with Democracy

Author(s): Elmina Kulasic / Language(s): English

This article focuses on the transitional process in a society which has experienced a violent conflict and needs adequate mechanisms to deal with the legacies of the past in order to prevent future violence and pave the way for reconciliation and democratic consolidation. The disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia) and its legacy has left a number of newly emerged and independent democracies in the Western Balkan region to cope with grave violations of human rights. The bloodshed in Croatia and Serbia, and the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina lead to the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The jurisdiction of ICTY was extended to Macedonia and the 2001 conflict; however, the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) inclusion of an Amnesty Law raises a number of questions related to the process of reconciliation and transitional justice mechanisms. In The Republic of Macedonia (Macedonia), the need and importance to promote understanding, tolerance and peace for all within the country has been sidelined in the OFA because the main goal was to end the violence, accentuating peace over justice. As a result, OFA focus on political representation and ethnic power-sharing has neglected past grievances and atrocities which are of utmost importance in order for a society to move forward with its democratic consolidation.As such, this paper will look at the mechanisms of transitional justice and its relations with democracy. Its aim is to argue that a long-term approach steaming from the different mechanisms of transitional justice is imperative for democratic consolidation and stable inter-ethnic relations in Macedonia.