Agenda of the meeting

 2002 – Decentralization and Parliamentary Elections in Macedonia: responsibilities, challenges and opportunities for Civic Action

29th – 31st of March 2002, Hotel Metropol, Ohrid

                                               

 

Friday, 29th March 2002

hour:

Arrival time 15.30

 

16.00 - 16.15                 Opening of the session  - Mr. Vladimir Milcin,
Executive Director of Foundation Open Society Institute
Macedonia

    

16.20 - 16.30                 Information and instructions

Subject: Decentralization, Legal Frames, Implementation and the Citizens

 

16.30 - 17.10                 Local Self Government Law, components of the Law and aspects of implementation, Ms. Elena Petkanovska, Ministry for Local Self Government (20 min)

 

Local Self Government Law - Interaction between local
and central government, Dr. Gordana Sijlanovska – Davkova, Law Faculty (20 min)

 

17.10 - 17.30                 Questions and answers

 

17.30 - 17.45               Break

 

17.45 - 18.45                 Local Self Government Law – challenge for the Public Administration and The Citizens: Mr. Ace Kocevski, Mayor of Veles (20 min)

                                   

                                    Challenges for better quality of servicing citizens trough reform of local selfgovernment. Dr. Panos Karakaculis, Greece, Team Leader of EU / PHARE project Development of Local Selfgovernment

 

18.45 - 19.15                 Questions and answers

 

19.15 - 19.30               Break

 

19.30 – 21.00                Possibilities for active participation of Citizens in the process of Decentralization - open discussion with presence of the guests

 

21.00                           Dinner

 

 

 

Saturday, 30th March, 2002

hour:

08.00-09.00                 Breakfast

 

Subject: 2002, fair and democratic Parliamentary Elections 2002

 

09.00 - 10.15                 Parliamentary Elections and civic actions – activities and experiences: Coalition Citizens for Citizens, Macedonia; GONG, Croatia; Civic Initiatives, Yugoslavia  (each 25 min)

 

10.15 – 10.45                Questions and answers

 

10.45 – 11.00              Break

 

11.00 – 12.00                Changes in the Electoral System, Dr. Natasha Gaber – Davidovska, Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research, Skopje (20 min)

 

                                    Legal protection of the Voting right, Ms. Renata Deskovska,

Law Faculty, Skopje (20 min)

 

12.00 – 12.30                Questions and answers

 

12.30 - 12.45               Break

 

12.45 – 13.05                Community Policing, OSCE program, Mr. Doug D`Hoog Head of 

Police Development Unit, OSCE (20 min)

 

13.05 – 13.15                Questions and answers

 

13.15 -  14.30                Fair and Democratic Elections – possibilities, significance

open discussion with presence of guests

 

14.30 - 16.00               Lunch break

 

Subject:  Dosta E and Decentralization

 

16.00 - 16.15                 Instructions and forming of the working groups

 

16.15 - 18.00                 Working groups creating the Action Plan

 

18.00 - 18.15               Break

 

18.15 - 20.00                 Presentation and Discussion

 

20.30                           Dinner

 

21.30                            Open Discussion – The Future of the Network DOSTA E

 

 

 

 

Sunday 31st of March, 2002

hour:

08.00 - 09.00               Breakfast

 

Subject: Dosta E and the Parliamentary Elections 2002

 

09.00 - 09.15                 Instructions and forming of the working groups

 

09.15 - 11.00                 Working groups creating the Action Plan

 

11.00 - 11.15               Break

 

11.15 - 13.30                 Presentation, Discussion and Conclusions

13.30                            Lunch

 

15.00                            Departure