The process of decentralization in the Republic of Macedonia is being carried out as one of the major provisions of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, adopted in 2001, to provide political and institutional solutions to the ethnic conflict in the country. After 2001, the Macedonian Parliament developed and adopted a set of constitutional amendments and laws on decentralization starting the process effectively in 2005, preceded by a new territorial division of the country. Currently, the new administrative and political reality coexists with the challenges of reforms and the hopes for a European future.
A new report on "The Process of Decentralization in Macedonia: Prospects for Ethnic Conflict Mitigation, Enhanced Representation, Institutional Efficiency and Accountability" addresses critical areas of ongoing reforms in Macedonia by bringing together empirical data and analytical assessment and forwarding targeted policy recommendations.
The report has been prepared by the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) - Bulgaria and the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" Skopje - Macedonia, with the indispensable support of the Regional Networking Project of Freedom House - Europe, with funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development.
You can download the report and related studies for free from IRIS' site at www.iris-bg.org. For further questions regarding the report, please write or call Mr. Marin Lessenski, Director of Programs, at lessenski@iris-bg.org or **359 (2) 971-12-27; 971-12-28.
Mr. Marin Lessenski
Director of Programs
Institute for Regional and International Studies
15, Frederic Joliot Curie Street, block 3, floor 1, apt. 1
Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Tel./fax: (+ 359/2) 971 12 27, 971 12 28, 971 12 29, 971 12 24
E-mail: lessenski@iris-bg.org; lessenskim@iname.com
Web: www.iris-bg.org
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