Оpen institutions ensure accountability before the citizens
Institutional transparency has improved over the last years, however the citizens’ perception is negative nevertheless, while public trust in the institutions is low.
Survey: Low trust and discontent among citizens with the transparency and accountability of institutions
Citizens’ trust in institutions ranges from low to moderate, while there is no institution in the country that enjoys high level of trust.
CONFERENCE: Transparency and Accountability: A Perfect Pair for Restoring Confidence in Public Institutions
When citizens feel a closer interaction and connection with the institutions, trust tends to grow.
NO to government campaigns in the media and abuse of the EU flag in the Parliament
“We, the professional journalist associations and civil society organizations from the media sector, categorically oppose the recent attempts to reintroduce state advertising in the media. Our position is based on expert assessments that suggest the proposed changes will harm media pluralism, media independence, and the freedom of journalists and media workers in Macedonia. We believe this decision will further strengthen the corrupt and clientelist culture in the media system, thereby harming the public interest and good governance. At the same time, we express concern about the way in which the parliamentary procedure was abused to adopt amendments to the Law on Audio
Anti-gender narratives and disinformation widespread in the media
The media have enabled anti-gender narratives to become widespread in the media space, thus contributing to the introduction and dissemination of gendered disinformation during the reporting on the events related to the Draft Law on Gender Equality and the amendments to the Law on Civil Registry.