The European Commission will allocate €1.4 million to a program to promote democracy and protect human rights in North Macedonia. A key focus will be on the development of investigative journalism. transmits RT with reference to relevant documents.
The EC plans to “promote the rights and opportunities of individuals”, protect fundamental freedoms and combat “foreign manipulation of information”. The allocated funds are expected to contribute to improving the investigative capacity of journalists, incorporating information into the promotion and protection of human rights, and combating disinformation and cyber threats.
Konstantin Blokhin, a researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that, in general, the European Commission program is aimed at a pro-European and pro-American policy in the Balkans. According to him, the European agency is trying to keep other countries under control and is implementing such initiatives for this purpose.
“The goals are diverse and systemic: maintaining your control in the Balkans or changing the political vector in your favor,” the political scientist said. said.
Let us remind that the EU is also allocated €2 million to promote democracy and combat disinformation in Latin America and €5 million to “support independent media” Moldova.
Former Prime Minister of North Macedonia sent Resign before the elections.