@iriglobal hosted the 1st module for the 2nd ALPI Gen in 🇲🇰, focused on behavior and professional communication! It was a pleasure to spend these days with highly motivated young people from 10 parties and 3 CSO committed to building a better future for 🇲🇰. Exciting months ahead!
IRI was honored to host the North Macedonia delegation ahead of this week’s NATO Summit. Together, we are working to strengthen democratic institutions and support North Macedonia's path towards EU accession. #Democracy#NorthMacedonia
Read how much political parties improved their transparency with @IRIglobal support in only 2 years. #WeMakeChanges#AttitudesChange MKD https://t.co/5EqfmkPl4P ALB https://t.co/mBClc5d7ff
Since 1983, @IRIglobal — one of NED’s four core institutes — has worked in more than 100 countries, strengthening democracy by empowering citizens, bolstering democratic governance, and making leaders more accountable to their people. Learn more #NEDat40: https://t.co/3nxmqvUcTA
Wonderful wrap-up of two years spent with inspiring young people from political parties in 🇲🇰. Looking forward to seeing them all in action in Macedonian politics. @ALPI_leaders@IRIglobal
Proud to award @IRIglobal 1st @ALPI_leaders generation in N. Macedonia from 10 parties & 4 CSOs for great performance in the past 2 yrs. It was an honor supporting them in gaining skills & implementing ideas for making MKD a better place to live & becoming future changemakers.
A beautiful artistic community initiative by @ALPI_leaders brought a #NOHATE mural in high school Josip Broz Tito in #Skopje N. #Macedonia. Great engagement of the students w/ a musical act @IRIglobal Thank you ALPI for making Skopje more beautiful and engaged against hate speech
Poll: In new IRI polling from North Macedonia, only 13% of Macedonians believe the country is moving in the right direction; 58% say wrong direction.
Full results: https://t.co/SWZomtwxDl
The IRI yearly National Poll of 🇲🇰 shows that a corrupt, autocratic, absent politician is seen most favourably in the country's political life, while democracy is losing its shine as the most desirable political system. We are in for a ride.
https://t.co/1ftbJZGfZy
A 🧵on @IRIglobal public opinion polling in N. #Macedonia 🇲🇰:
- Citizens have worst outlook for the future since the 2016 political crisis (58% say country moving in the wrong direction)
- The economy, standard/cost of living, and unemployment continue to dominate concerns 1/13
RELEASE: IRI North Macedonia Poll Finds Dissatisfaction with Country’s Direction, Support for EU Membership, Increase in Positive Perceptions of Turkey & China
“…people do not believe the country is moving forward in the right direction.” @mrpaulmccarthy
https://t.co/DBh6JIb0Yv
⚡️Time names Spirit of Ukraine and Zelensky 'person of the year.'
President Zelensky was acknowledged for his leadership amid Russia's war. The magazine also recognized the "spirit of Ukraine," embodied by countless individuals contributing to the fight against Russia.
📷: Time
North #Macedonia cross-party party financial transparency study visit to the #UnitedKingdom learns from @UKLabour,
"How do we comply? Guidance, engagement, training, enforcement, staff support." Lessons on the UK, Andrew Wythe, Director of Legal and Governance.
North #Macedonia cross-party party financial transparency study visit to the #UnitedKingdom learns from @Conservatives:
"We meet every day with the fundraising team to ensure that they comply with the regulations." Catherine Latham, Deputy Registered Treasurer.
To have trust, public officials need to adhere to 7 principles in public life.
“You can’t expect people to just know of these, you have to have a way to teach people of them.” Lord Evans @PublicStandards
N. #Macedonia UK Multiparty Study Trip #SDSM#VMRODPMNE#DUI#AfA#ASPI
“In finance there are no stupid questions… We have to check for everyone if they are permissible donors.”
@IRIGlobal in North #Macedonia's key take-aways from a study visit on party financial transparency in the UK with Jim Books, @kerrybuist, & @LibDems. #SDSM#DUI#AfA
Political party representatives from 🇲🇰 learning about good transparency practices from @OGP_AntiCorrptn . First day of IRI supported study visit to the UK. @IRIglobal