Açôes em Macedônia do Norte

  • Access to basic services

    Support for assuming the responsibilities under the EU regulation on data and information exchange within social security systems coordination scheme

    Western Balkans North Macedonia
    Start activities
    29-01-2024
    End activities
    14-06-2024
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP)
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional capacity building
    Code
    2023-39
    Description
    The objective of this action was to support and advise the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the institutions for employment, labour and social protection of North Macedonia in strengthening and reinforcing their capacities in view of the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Social Security Coordination Regulations). The support provided by SOCIEUX+, with experts mobilised from the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Slovakia, resulted in a comprehensive assessment of data collection needs and the development of a roadmap with key milestones for the future integration of North Macedonia into the EU social security coordination mechanisms, with a particular focus on data collection requirements/needs for future integration into the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI).

  • Improving the quality of services at day care centers for persons with disabilities

    WESTERN BALKANS North Macedonia
    Start activities
    29-08-2023
    End activities
    Ongoing
    Partner Institution
    PI Institute for social activities
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional capacity building Organisational management (structures & functions)
    Code
    2023-17
    Description
    Following the last analysis carried out by the Institute of Social Activities in June 2022, the technical assistance provided by SOCIEUX+ through mobilized EU public experts addressed the qualitative dimension in the provision of services by the day-care centres to persons with disabilities. The Action unfolded in three activities, for which experts from Portugal and Romania have been mobilized. The first peer-to-peer on-site activity focused on analyzing the current state of play of day care centres for persons with disabilities, while the second one supported the modernization of standards and procedures for social service delivery in the day-care centres for persons with disabilities by developing an improved manual. The third and last activity concluded the technical cooperation with the elaboration of a general framework for monitoring and evaluating the quality and pertinence of the social services provided in the day-care centres for persons with disabilities.

  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Development of Strategic Plan for the Employment Service Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia

    WESTERN BALKANS North Macedonia
    Start activities
    17-07-2023
    End activities
    09-10-2023
    Partner Institution
    Employment Service Agency
    Type of Assistance
    Organisation/business strategy & planning
    Code
    2023-22
    Description
    National Employment Service of North Macedonia requested SOCIEUX + support to gain more knowledge on how to effectively implement formalised strategic planning process and elaborate a three-year strategic plan of the institution. Strategic plan was a legal requirement in accordance to the Law on Budgets and it should have been submitted to the Ministry of Finance in several months. Senior expertise was mobilized from Swedish, Polish, and French institutions. Partner institution along with the experts developed strategic plan and officially started its implementation.

  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Development of counselling standards and services for children and youth at risk

    WESTERN BALKANS North Macedonia
    Start activities
    04-09-2023
    End activities
    01-12-2023
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP)
    Type of Assistance
    Organisation/business strategy & planning
    Code
    2023-23
    Description
    The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy requested development of counselling standards and services for children and youth at risk implemented in the institution of 25.maj in Skopje. The peer-to-peer technical assistance represented by Croatian, French and Czech expertise allowed to develop a methodology and standards for new services. These standards create an enabling environment for empowerment to the vulnerable youth, children and families at risk and will serve as a pilot project in the country with the possibility for multiplication.

  • Access to basic services

    Assessment of human ressources of the State Labour Inspectorate (SLI)

    WESTERN BALKANS North Macedonia
    Start activities
    13-11-2023
    End activities
    Ongoing
    Partner Institution
    State Labour Inspectorate (SLI)
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional capacity building Organisational management (structures & functions) Human resources management
    Code
    2023-26
    Description
    Experts from Lithuania, Austria, Spain and France, mobilised by SOCIEUX+, collaborated with the State Labour Inspectorate (SLI) of North Macedonia to identify organisational gaps and formulate recommendations for optimising human resources management. Following an initial functional analysis of HR management within SLI, experts worked with their peers on two main components: the review, reformulation and standardisation of job descriptions used for recruitment and management purposes; and the matching of job profiles to organisational objectives as well as to objectives linked to the deployment of the labour inspection mandate of SLI.

  • Improving the linkage between cash benefits and social services and the specific needs of persons with disabilities (PwDs)

    WESTERN BALKANS North Macedonia
    Start activities
    03-08-2023
    End activities
    Ongoing
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP)
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional capacity building
    Code
    2023-24
    Description
    The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy sought to enhance the system that links cash benefits and social services to the individual needs of persons with disabilities (PwD). The initiative focused on crafting a personalized approach to entitlements, ensuring that the benefits and services, including income replacements and long-term care benefits, are appropriately aligned with the needs of PwDs. Experts from Austria, Germany, Romania, and Slovenia provided relevant EU countries’ examples of tools and scales for individual needs assessment and linkage, while developing recommendations for the reinforcement of the legal framework existing in North Macedonia.