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International Peace Forum organized by Civic Paths - Bitola
With A Platform For Peace - A Step Closer To Eurointegration
“We remind the countries that they are obliged to respect and implement the European Human Rights Declarations and Conventions...Armed violence, terrorism, and crime need responsible and long-term policy and the democracy, rule of law, human rights and sustainable development are the best prevention and remedy. We are sending an appeal for better cooperation between the South-eastern European countries..." - states among other things, the Peace Platform, signed by 50 NGOs fro the region of South-Eastern Europe, sending a joint message for peace in the region.
The Platform, prepared in Macedonian, Greek, Serbian, Albanian and English, is the first official document of the International Euro-integration Network, whose members are non-governmental organizations from Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania and Greece working in the field of youth problems, civil society and human rights.
Regarding the present security and political situation in Macedonia as part of the region of South-Eastern Europe, network-member representatives gathered from 5 to 7 September in Bitola at the "Peace Forum", organized by "Civic Paths" and supported by the European Council
"Signing the Platform on 7 September, at 5 minutes to 12, the members of the International Euro-integration Network emphasized the urgency of the actual peace initiatives that should be implemented in practice in the spirit of the Stability Pact. The Platform will be sent to the governments of the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro and Albania, as well as to the international community institutions" - says Aneta Sijakova, president of "Civic Paths".
"Europe is more interested for integration than for disintegration of the Balkan countries" - stated at the Forum, the former ambassador Rade Bogdanovik, emphasizing the fact that on the Balkans, there are strong perspectives for good-neighbour cooperation. Regarding his experience as a coordinator for Balkan cooperation in SFRY, a former Serbian Ambassador in Albania, a General Serbian Consul in Greece, consultant at the Tanzanian Government and Ambassador in Liberia, Bogdanovik is now a higher consultant at "Civic Paths" within the Programme for International Integration and a representative for Serbia and Montenegro.
At the Peace Forum, the members of the International Euro-integration Network presented their strategy for further strengthening of the network through openness for new organizations and providing additional support to the Platform, that will "travel" in future to NGO meetings through the Balkans, under the motto "TOGETHER WE ARE LOUDER, MORE VISIBLE AND STRONGER!!!".
The NGO "Civic Paths" was elected a coordinator of the International Euro-integration Network for the next 6 months, and their first task is to coordinate the planned programmes for disarming, "Arms in exchange for development" and for fight against corruption, foreseen by the Platform. |
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 “Give pleasure to your boss!!!”These days, a new commercial about a new coffee brand appeared on TV. I presume you’ve already seen it. A secretary slips when bringing coffee to her boss, slides down his desk on her stomach to stop in front of him with the coffee in her hand? I am not sure how you react to it, but after I had seen it for the first time I was left with my mouth open. It was a mixed feeling of bewilderment, sickness, disbelief…how could somebody think of something like that? How could nobody react to this commercial?
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“Mesecina” and “Arka” work on registering adults
People are born for the second time after obtaining personal documentsBari, Alisa, Dzejlan and a list of other names are just some of the examples for successful work of the Roma information centers of the humanitarian organization Mesecina from Gostivar. Despite being adults, they have recently been given their first birth certificate and have practically been born for the second time. | |
Civic resistance for the restarting of the melting plant in Veles
The Green Coalition insists on dislocating the polluterIt was so alive on 16 February in Veles! The event “Veleska pastrmajlija” was taking place at the pizza-bar “Snoopy”. The event has a special purpose – collecting money for the Children Ward at the Town Hospital. The action was organized by the “Focus” Foundation, in cooperation with the municipality of Veles. | |
Expeditio, Kotor, Montenegro
Our vision is a quality space for better lifeWe decided to make an unusual interview with three people, as they themselves are unusual, as well as the association they are members of. Aleksandra Kapetanovic, Biljana Gligorovic and Tatjana Rajic are three young architects, who dedicate their creativity, knowledge and enthusiasm to cultural heritage, architecture, spatial planning and the civic sector in Montenegro, particularly focused on Boka Kotorska and its surroundings. | |
Violeta Tanceva – Zlateva
My attitude towards the language“People who are of the same origin and who speak the same words and who live and make friends of each other, who have the same customs and songs and entertainment are what we call a nation, and the place where that people lives is called the people's country. Thus the Macedonians also are a nation and the place which is theirs is called Macedonia.”
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Armenian community in the Republic of Macedonia
About 110 families cherish both the Armenian and the Macedonian cultureThe genesis of the Armenian communities on the territory of today’s Macedonia goes back to the medieval times as can be proved by the numerous papers, traveling notes by foreign travelers who stayed or passed through the towns where among other nations, lived the Armenians. | |
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