Assessment of the good Governance of the executive branch in North Macedonia and the Region Through the Openness Index According to the Measurement for the Year 2023

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 from the Western Balkans – North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The assessment is based on comprehensive empirical research based on the Openness Index and aims to determine to what extent the principles of good governance are respected in the region. This paper also provides an in-depth analysis of the work of the executive power in the Republic of North Macedonia, but also a summary of the overall performance of the respective institutions in our region. The regional perspective serves as a reference for how the states in the region are progressing towards improving good governance and the rule of law that leads them to their strategic goal – EU membership.

The paper is enriched with practical recommendations on how the executive power in North Macedonia can improve their respect for the principles of good governance in the future. The recommendations will be communicated to senior civil servants in all monitored institutions through meetings, as well as to the public through social media and public events.

The research was conducted between February and June 2024.

Towards Harmonization of the Legal Framework of North Macedonia with the EU Digital Services Act

This text is a translation of part of the analysis “Towards a Feasible Implementation of the Digital Services Act in the Western Balkans” and presents the results of the research conducted during March and April 2024, with the aim of assessing the readiness of the public and civil sectors in North Macedonia for the adoption […]

MONITORING OF ONLINE NEWS PORTALS COVERAGE OF 2024 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS NORTH MACEDONIA

This report provides an analysis of articles concerning the parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, published by thirty pre-selected online news portals (hereinafter referred to as ONPs) between April 15 and May 10, 2024. Among these portals, twenty-two publish content in the Macedonian language, while eight in Albanian. The monitoring included ONPs identified in the list […]

Stability Under Threat – FIMI in North Macedonia

Being a point of interest for the world’s superpowers, and a country where the best thriving element is corruption, in the past decade North Macedonia has faced significant challenges related to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI). Although some of the main compounds are domestic, meaning poor media professionalism and political turmoil, the lack of […]