Visualization – openness of the judiciary in the region and Macedonia

In cooperation with the partners from the “ACTION SEE” regional NGO network, Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society prepared the policy paper in which we analyze the level of transparency, openness, accountability of the judiciary in the Western Balkans region.

This visualization presents part of the key findings of the research on the openness of the judiciary in the region and Macedonia. According to the Openness Index, most transparent Macedonian court is the Appellate Court Bitola, while the most accessible court is the Supreme Court. However, the public prosecution stands at only 9% fulfillment of the openness indicators and holds the last place in the region, which has an average score of low 27%.

The entire analysis is available here.

Blueprint for Protection of Democracy from Information Threats

The Metamorphosis Foundation and the Anti-Disinformation Network for the Balkans (ADN-Balkans), through an interdisciplinary process of broad consultations in cooperation with international and regional partners, including the international conference “Together for Truth: Whole-of-Society Approach to Safeguard Democracy,” held in April 2025 in Skopje, developed the Position Paper: Blueprint for Protection of Democracy from Information Threats. […]

Evaluating North Macedonia’s Media Law Reforms—A Partial Step Toward European Standards

North Macedonia is undergoing reforms to its media legislation, aiming to align with European Union (EU) standards. The Metamorphosis Foundation welcomes the initiative of the Government of Republic of North Macedonia to align national media legislation with European standards, particularly in the context of Chapter 23 of the EU acquis and the European Media Freedom […]

STATE FUNDING IN NORTH MACEDONIA: MAKING THE SYSTEM FAIRER, STRONGER, AND MORE TRANSPARENT

This policy document builds on the findings of an in-depth study on paid political advertising during the 2024 parliamentary elections.[1] It aims to identify sustainable and realistic, long-term solutions to improve the system of political financing in the country. And, whilst we have focused on the use of indirect state funding through media – inclusive […]