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Extract from the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council, Brussels 17.12.2005

The European Council welcomes the Commission's Opinion on the Republic of Macedonia's application for EU membership. It welcomes the significant progress made by the Republic of Macedonia towards meeting the political criteria set by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993 and the Stabilisation and Association Process requirements established by the Council in 1997. In the light of the Commission's analysis, the European Council decides to grant candidate country status to the Republic of Macedonia, taking into account, in particular, the substantial progress made in completing the legislative framework related to the Ohrid Framework Agreement, as well as its track record in implementing the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (including its trade-related provisions) since 2001. The European Council makes clear that further steps will have to be considered in the light of the debate on the enlargement strategy, as provided for by the Council conclusions of 12 December 2005; of compliance by the Republic of Macedonia with the Copenhagen political criteria; of the requirements of the Stabilisation and Association Process and the effective implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement; and of the need for further significant progress to respond to the other issues and criteria for membership included in the Commission's Opinion and implementation of the priorities in the European Partnership, on the basis of specific benchmarks. The absorption capacity of the Union also has to be taken into account. The European Council invites the Commission to report on developments in future progress reports.

Green light for Macedonia candidate status
European Commission gave positive opinion for the Macedonian request for EU membership. Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, said: “This is a remarkable achievement. The country has also made important progress towards European integration. The Commission welcomes this progress and recommends that the Council should grant candidate status to the country.” More...

Europe at School

Our present is marked with many deep changes. The mutual growth of the East and the West, the European Union's extending, the intensive science and technological development as well as the effects from the globalization strongly affect our every-day life. The European nations must enlarge and united their efforts in order to ensure democratic and political order, to respect human and civil rights, to secure social solidarity, to extend well being that further on will result with assurance of the peace.
We believe that the right step forward to the European idea is the encouragement of the youngest people to think in this direction and to build their system of values on this basis. For this to be accomplished in a way that will not limit their freedom of thinking we have implemented the project Europe at School in our educational system. More...

Seminar

"Human rights and freedoms in South-eastern Europe - problems and solutions"
21-25 January 2005, Skopje, Macedonia More..

From 21st till 25th of January, in Skopje, Macedonia a seminar "Human rights and freedoms in South-eastern Europe - problems and solutions" with 24 participants from the region. The countries invited to the seminar are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro.
The participants are young NGO activists, working on the field of improving the situation with Human rights and freedoms in their country.
For the aim of the seminar, country teams of four, were established for working on information gathering for the situation with Human rights and freedoms in the adequate countries, from youth perspective.
On the seminar this reports will be presented so each participant will be familiar with this situation on this matter, in each of participating country. The lecturing of Human rights and freedoms will be held accompanied with workshop of giving a possible solution for each detected problem by the participating country teams.
On the end of the seminar a network will be established which will work on improving the exercise of Human rights and freedom in the region.

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Campaign "One colour makes a TEAM, two colours make the GAME"

With the help of FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) our organisation have support the FARE action week 2004 that lasted from 16 th till 24 th October.
Our activity was consisting of handing flyers to the football fans on several matches around Macedonia . The text on the flyers was that "One colour makes a TEAM, two colours make the GAME; Love the game, respect the colours" laid on symbolic design. More..

During our preparation for this activity we were contacting The Macedonian Football Federation and we have realised that we are responding on very popular problem these days. Actually, many matches are played without spectators as a punishment for the bad behaviour of the football fans coming from different ethnic groups. A great deal of the printed leaflets was given by 4 of us, and we have organised dealing the leaflets on several matches. On one match we have dealt the leaflets by ourselves and on the others we have made contacts with the box offices, with the help of Macedonian Football Federation, and they were giving flyers with every sold ticket for the matches during the weekend. While giving the fliers many of the visitors were saying, "Well done" to us and really appreciate that someone is doing something for the sake of the football game. The police officers present on the football match have commend us that the message on the leaflet is really creative and can not raise any negative reaction, but it can really positively influenced on the mood of the football fans. The football players and the workers on the football stadium have showed us their gratitude for what we were doing. They have told us that this is a first time for someone to make something to safe the good atmosphere on the football stadiums. The match went on fine and we were really satisfied when we have noticed that after the game the flour was clean, no one have thrown the fliers away as it usually happens.
Having realized that activity of this kind is necessary not just for Macedonian football but for Macedonia in general, as football have become non dividable part of our everyday lives, we are making an effort to expend the campaign on many matches with different promotional methods. We are hoping that Macedonians institutions will help us to realize this idea.

Training " Leadership of the youth organizations in rural areas", Poland

As a representative of European House Skopje, Tina Petrovska participated at the training " Leadership of the youth organizations in rural areas" organized by Polish Rural Youth Union, CEI and Ministry of National Education and Sport. The training took place in scout camp near the village Zalecze Wielkie, Poland, 13-19 September 2004. More..

The training united lot of young people from Europe and also provided an opportunity to exchange experiences and, of course, to learn something more about developing the rural areas in our own countries. The lectures were based on building leadership in our own organizations as a kind of interpersonal communication, public presentation and body language, and rules concerning effective transmission of information. The main aim was gaining of the opportunity for the balanced development of rural areas by rural youth organizations. Formation of groups of interests as young entrepreneurs, tourism on rural areas, cultural heritage protection, innovation, EU projects and activity of youth organizations in rural areas for preparation and realization of the projects were included in the lectures. Visit of the local youth organization Rural Youth Union of Czestochowa was organized as a part of the program.
Workshops were always a part during the lectures were the working atmosphere was interactive and relaxing.
Summary of the training was the opportunity to cooperate with youth organizations participating at the training with common projects for developing rural areas.
Every night there were different events organized, like Polish and International night and of course farewell party by the scout fire and dancing music. Organization and friendship were on the highest level.

Conference - Summer Camp in Andermatt, Switzerland

A representative from European House Skopje participated on the Conference for "Lessons Learned from the Establishment of Border Security Systems" in Andermatt, Switzerland organized by DCAF (Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces) in order to assist the Western Balkan governments in the creation and development of advanced border security systems. More..

The aim of this conference was to bring together a group of young scholars, NGO activists, journalists and government officials from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and Switzerland in order to give them an opportunity to engage with prominent international experts in a comprehensive debate concerning contemporary and future issues of border security. This event trained and educated future leaders in the field of border security by sharing their professional experiences and participating in group activities, where participants were able to build the basis for a future cooperation based on good relations among young professionals.
This Conference was organized on high level, achieving the aims for what it was made for.
The participation on this Conference will contribute to our future activities using the experience and knowledge that was gained there. The new friends that were made there will be a step forward for future cooperation on this matter.

Youth Training Course

Youth Training Course on Organizational Management and capacity building of Youth Non-Governmental Organizations
17-24 June 2004, Ohrid R.Macedonia More... | _______________

54th Anniversary of the Schuman declaration

The project contains of international conference and a prize-giving ceremony of the Europe at School contest. The conference will highlight the message of the Schuman Declaration in the context of EU and South-East Europe, whit the presents of important European and domestic politicians and representatives. The prize-giving ceremony will highlight the European massage from youth's point of view. The award winners will be the ones that will give speeches, sending the European massage to Macedonia . So we'll have the juniors and the seniors promoting the European idea. More...