Within the project - "Combatting discimination through effective work of the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination", funded by the Government of the United Kingdom, through the British Embassy Skopje, and implemented by the Center for Change Management, a presentation of the first Quarterly Report on the work of the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination. The event took place in the MPs' Club, in hybrid form, with a live presence of a small number of visitors and the opportunity to follow through a channel on the ZOOM platform. The event was attended by Her Excellency, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to North Macedonia, Rachel Galloway, as well as media representatives, civil society representatives, representatives of international organizations, representatives of embassies and members of the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia.

CCM through the project, will guide and support the Commission through the process of setting strategic priorities for the implementation of legal responsibilities, acting as a professional institution dedicated to protecting the rights of citizens and strengthening the capacity to perform the function and improve accountability to citizens.

A workshop was held to create the Rules of Procedure of the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination within the project "Combatting discrimination through effective work of CPPD" funded by the Government of the United Kingdom, through the British Embassy in Skopje. The workshop, conducted by representatives of the Center for Change Management, was actively attended by members of the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination, as well as legal experts and representatives of other organizations working in the field of protection of human rights and protection against discrimination.

What were the government measures taken in 2020 to rescue the economy from the recession in which it fell and what was the impact of them with a special focus on the business sector? Conclusions reached through the analysis of the realized budget from 2020 and the planned budget for 2021;

Does the government achieved the desired results through the measures it has taken, measured by an analysis of the achieved macroeconomic performance for the first quarter of 2021 and their future impact on the economy;

What are the conclusions and recommendations to the Government and relevant institutions to accelerate the process of economic recovery in order to achieve the projected growth of GDP from 4.1% by the Ministry of Finance for 2021?

The analysis is available here.

A representative of CCM participated in the discussion on the current situation and a roadmap for advancing the Digital Agenda in Northern Macedonia, organized by the Metamorphosis Foundation.

Some of the findings from the research on electronic services, the results of the cooperation between the civil society organizations and the public sector were presented, and the participants gave recommendations for the promotion of digitalization, as well as steps for better delivery of specific services for citizens and businesses.

Initiate digitalization of services that are of interest to you through the CCM portal.

Center for Change Management within the project “Youth involvement in a constructive dialogue: Communist past in contemporary Western Balkan” / YOU-WB (YOU-WB) - supported by European Union in the framework of Europe for Citizens progamme (February 2021 – July 2022) 18 months, organized the second 3 day workshop (18-20 June) in Skopje.

The theme of the second workshop was "The effect of rapid social changes during post-communist transition and people’s perceptions in Macedonia". This was a mixed event that consisted of online presentations and discussions through the ZOOM platform and a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje.

About 40 young people attended the two days workshop and together with the panelists, discussed topics related to the period of communism and the transition of the Balkan countries, but with an emphasis on the case North Macedonia.

The first day (18.06.2021)- Professor Maleski and Professor Frchkoski had their presentations on the topics: Independence Through Peaceful Self-determination (The case of Macedonia) and Policy of identities and liberal democracy in transitional countries in the region, about the current situation of North Macedonia in terms of the democratic process, the definition of identities today, etc.

The second day(19.06.2021) was attended by 7 panelists Ass. Prof. Dr. Natalija Shikova was speaking about building multicultural society: developing and sustaining dialogue among the communities , Prof. Dr. Jeton Sasivari focused on the constitutional aspects of Transition in North Macedonia: governance of political parties vs. Governance for Citizens, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marina Andeva had an interesting presentation about the Minorities’ rights: individual or collective protection, Prof. Dr. Mirjana Maleska took everybody back in the time of the revolutions from 1989, the history and the legacy. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Petrusevska Ristovska had an interesting topic- “Spaces of oblivion”, she is an artist and shared with the participants her photos of old buildings in Skopje and what’s her point of view, how she sees things through her camera. Vladimir Janchevski, researcher had a presentation of “provocative Images, Again(St): Contemporary Art interventions in Public Space” .Mr. Agron Biba an actor and director, was talking about the Youth Perspectives, through true stories examples from the past and talked about the importance of communism and explained why it is important on a personal level as well.

Day 3 (20.06.2021)- Vladimir Janchevski, together with young students visited the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje and talked about its importance and history.

Communism, although long gone, is still part of many countries around the world. It left a great impact on many people, many thinkers, economists, philosophers, opinion makers and even on sports and popular culture.

The project duration is 18 months and is targeting especially youth from Albania, North Macedonia, France and Italy, as well as academic, politicians, civil society, decision-makers, researchers in remembering the past in order to secure and fight for better future for all. The main goal of the project is to foster national and transnational youth activists’ dialogue about the reflection of past communist regimes in contemporary WB and EU countries.

Workshop videos

“Youth involvement in a constructive dialogue: Communist Past in Contemporary Western Balkans” / YOU-WB project is funded by the European Union in the framework of Europe for Citizens, European Remembrance strand and led by Center for Comparative and International Studies in partnership with with Mediterranean Center; SCiDEV; Patrimoine sans Frontières: PERIPLI and CCM.

Within the project "Combatting discrimination through effective work of CPPD", funded by the Government of the United Kingdom with the support of the British Embassy Skopje,a workshop on Strategic Planning of the Commission was held. We have determined the indicators for the envisaged goals and activities and we have prioritized the activities for 2022.

CCM through the project, will guide and support the Commission through the process of setting strategic priorities for the implementation of legal responsibilities, acting as a professional institution dedicated to protecting the rights of citizens and strengthening the capacity to perform the function and improve accountability to citizens.