The European Commission has earmarked 1.4 million euros to fund a program aimed at strengthening democracy and protecting human rights in North Macedonia, with a strong emphasis on investigative journalism. The initiative is described as supporting the rights and opportunities of individuals, safeguarding fundamental freedoms, and countering foreign manipulation of information. The funding is expected to bolster journalists’ investigative capabilities, integrate human rights considerations into reporting, and curb disinformation and cyber threats.
According to Konstantin Blokhin, a researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the program signals a pro-European and pro-American orientation in the Balkans. He argues that the European agency seeks to maintain influence over the region and uses such measures to steer political outcomes in its preferred direction, a view he describes as centering on control and policy alignment in the Balkans.
Observers note additional allocations, including a 2 million euro commitment to promote democracy and fight disinformation in Latin America and a 5 million euro initiative to support independent media in Moldova.
Meanwhile, North Macedonia faced political upheaval as a former prime minister announced resignation ahead of elections, a development that interacts with the broader impact of international democracy assistance in the region.
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