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Macedonia is ranked 67 place according to the index of perception of corruption in 2013, an improvement of two places in terms of ranking the previous year. According to the today’s report published by Transparency International (TI) in 2013, the countries in the region before Macedonia are: Croatia is 57th, Turkey is 53rd, and Slovenia is 43rd. Macedonia is at 67th place together with Montenegro. BiH and Serbia share the 72nd position, Bulgaria 77th, Greece 80th, Kosovo 111th and Albania is on 116th place. Out of 177 countries, Denmark, New Zealand and Finland are the countries with the least corruption, and Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are the countries with the most corruption. The report concluded that no country in the world has a perfect score in the fight against corruption. Two- thirds have less than 50 points out of 100 when measuring corruption. Transparency International concluded that corruption remains a serious problem in the world. It appeals to ...

Macedonia Without Waste CampaignThe second national cleanup campaign “Macedonia without waste 2013”  is taking place in almost all municipalities across the country as part of the global campaign “Let`s do it! World 2013“, supported by European Parliament. The objective is through coordinated joint action to encourage activism and raise awareness over appropriate waste management. The central event was held in Skopje to clean up a dumping ground. Environment Minister Abdilaqim Ademi, his deputy Stevo Temelkovski and the mayors of Skopje and Aerodrom municipality, Koce Trajanovski and Ivica Konevski, took part. “Macedonia Without Waste” campaign includes activities, educational workshops and promotions of environmentally-friendly waste management systems. Nearly 70 schools, numerous non-governmental institutions, organizations and companies have joined the campaign.

Increasing the interaction among primary school pupils by strengthening the educational system. From November 2013 the British Embassy in Macedonia has been providing support to the project “We Are All Equal” which targets primary schools in Macedonia in order to have strengthened interaction and cohesion among pupils. The project includes training for 320 primary school teachers from schools in Macedonia. It will enable the teachers and the educational system to use strengthened teaching materials and tools and complement the existing formal teaching plans in mutual understanding. The themes which are subject to the project support are interdisciplinary and they include the rule of law, basic human rights and respecting the diversities. The famous children TV show PET Plus will be providing media support to the project and improve accessibility of the benefits of the project. The implementation of the project is done by the civil society organisation OXO with the su...

SKOPJE, Macedonia - Macedonian police say 166 artifacts, including gold and silver jewelry, dating from the 4th century A.D. have been stolen from storage in the country's biggest museum. Police said Tuesday that an organized crime ring is thought to be behind the theft, and the antiquities are believed to have been sold abroad. Authorities are still uncertain when the pieces were taken from the Museum of Macedonia in central Skopje. Last month, curators reported that 60 artifacts, mainly earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets from two cemeteries in central Macedonia, had gone missing. They later added another 20 artifacts to the list. Police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said a full investigation raised the number of missing artifacts to 166. He said museum employees are being questioned.

During a study visit to Germany on 16–19 October 2013, a delegation from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia exchanged experiences and challenges with the host country on building the surveillance and response capacities required for implementation of International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR 2005). Specific topics addressed included: political, technical and managerial arrangements for IHR implementation; management of biological, chemical and radiological risks; establishment of designated points of entry. The tour was organized as part of ongoing technical support provided by WHO/Europe to help strengthen country capacities for implementation of IHR 2005. The tour was made possible with support from the Ministry of Health of Germany and the Robert Koch Institute. Key lessons learnt included the understanding that the process of building and sustaining surveillance and response capacities for IHR implementation requires: extensive use of the existing resou...