The project Media 4 EU – Civil Society Program for the participation of media in North Macedonia’s EU membership negotiation is implemented by Eurothink – Center for European Strategies in partnership with the European association for local democracy -ALDA and the Balkan institute for regional cooperation - BIRC in the period from 01.03.2023 to 28.02.2026 with financial support from the European Union. The main goal of the project is to upgrade the media capacities for covering, monitoring and examining the
negotiation process for the membership of North Macedonia in the EU.
Planned project activities within the framework of the project are the following:
- Research of public opinion on the media sector related to reporting on EU integrations of the Republic of North Macedonia;
- Trainings for the media to report on the integration process of the country in the 8 planning regions
- Mentoring program for young journalists-interns;
- Two Schools of European Politics;
- Activities for networking media and journalists from the country with relevant media institutions from EU member states (study visits, focus groups and meetings);
- Grant scheme for NGOs and media from the 8 planning regions to bring the negotiation process of the Republic of North Macedonia with the EU closer to the citizens and their interests;
- Production of journalistic materials for EU structures; the negotiation process of the Republic of North Macedonia with the EU; the new negotiation methodology, etc.;
- Continuous communication with the media and the general audience about all activities and aspects of the project that are of interest and importance to the citizens.