Metamorphosis Foundation, together with Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa publishes a Shadow Report on Media Freedom in North Macedonia. This shadow report offers an updated overview of North Macedonia’s media landscape. It highlights both positive developments and persisting or emerging challenges. The report also includes a set of recommendations addressed to national authorities and EU stakeholders, […]
In the final quarter of 2024, the information environment in the Western Balkans was heavily saturated with disinformation, particularly anti-democratic narratives featuring anti-Western and anti-EU rhetoric. These were largely fueled by the region’s domestic political developments, from protests to electoral cycles, as well as the U.S. presidential election. Although disinformation about Russia’s war against Ukraine […]
With support from Open Society Foundation – Macedonia and the National Endowment for Democracy, the Metamorphosis Foundation, in collaboration with partners from the regional network of CSOs – Accountability, Technology and Institutional Openness Network in Southeast Europe (ACTION SEE), prepared an assessment of the state of good governance of the executive powers of four countries […]
With support from Open Society Foundation – Macedonia and the National Endowment for Democracy, the Metamorphosis Foundation, in collaboration with partners from the regional network of CSOs – Accountability, Technology and Institutional Openness Network in Southeast Europe (ACTION SEE), prepared an assessment of the state of good governance of the assemblies of four countries from […]
Disinformation and fake news are not just a media problem, but a security problem which may hinder realization of the most important strategic objectives in the Western Balkans. It is imperative for all the countries in the region to establish close mutual cooperation and access EU and NATO expertise in creating resilience and response strategies […]
This report is based on a continuous monitoring process of domestic media in North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and BosniaHerzegovina conducted within the framework of the regional project Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: Exposing Malign Influences through Watchdog Journalism. It presents an overview of disinformation trends and narratives, their distribution between countries, and their sources […]
Monitoring and mapping the flow of media content between countries in the Western Balkan region is essential to understanding how disinformation originating from external factors spreads so freely across country borders. In order to identify trends in media reporting, as well as key disinformation trends related to malign influences in the WB countries, monitoring of […]
Do you know the role of the National Computer Incident Response Center (MKD-CIRT) in the field of cyber security? The following infographic provides a brief overview of MKD-CIRT’s activities and offers recommendations for improving the handling of potential cyber threats. The research “Cyber Security and Human Rights in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans: Mapping […]
Cybersecurity is a term that refers to the application of technologies, processes and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, equipment and data from digital attacks. This infographic contains an overview of the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia related to cyber security and offers recommendations for improving the legal framework in […]
“A human-centric approach to defining cybersecurity means a focus not only on securing networks and services but also on how these networks and services can be used safely by all members of society.” This publication focuses on mapping cybersecurity-related human rights opportunities and challenges in North Macedonia, which represents an area that is under-explored in […]
Metamorphosis Foundation, in partnership with Kohovolit.eu from Czechia, K-Monitor – Hungary, Open Data Kosovo – Kosovo, and ePaństwo Foundation from Poland prepared “alGOVrithms 2.0: The State Of Play” report. The report focuses on the usage of Automated Decision Making (ADMs) in government-citizens relations in Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Poland. The research-partners were examining […]
With the support of USAID’s Civic Engagement Project and the National Endowment for Democracy, the Metamorphosis Foundation, in collaboration with partners from the Regional Network of NGOs – Accountability, Technology and Institutional Openness of South East Europe (ACTION SEE), prepared an evaluation of the state of good governance of the assemblies and executive branches of […]
