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IPA – EU support for Enhancing Journalists Rights – 2022

The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) aims to strengthen the rule of law in Republic of North Macedonia through strengthening the justice and home affairs systems and the respect to human rights.

2022-04-27

500,000 euro

Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To strengthened freedom of expression, through enhancing the role of various media associations/civil society organisations in their active promotion and advocacy for effective protection of the labour and social rights of journalists.
To support media organisations and journalists professional associations to actively promote and protect journalistic profession in dialogue with authorities, media owners, and other stakeholders aimed to create conducive environment for freedom of expression/media.
To support CSOs/media association initiatives aimed to improve economic and social rights of journalists and media workers, promote and monitor respect of labour laws, raise awareness on international and EU standards and best practices.

Priorities

Priority 1: Raise awareness about importance of journalists’ profession, right to union organisation
Priority 2: Promote professional standards and capacity building
Priority 3: Assist state authorities in developing and implementing laws, regulations and policies protecting journalists/media workers economic and social rights
Priority 4: Foster international/EU best practice exchanges on enhancing journalists economic and social rights.

Among financed actions

Actions concerned only or mainly with individual sponsorships for participation in workshops, seminars, conferences and congresses
Actions concerned only or mainly with individual scholarships for studies or training courses
Actions essentially focused on construction activities, purchase of equipment, purchase and/or renovation of building or offices
Actions aiming predominantly at charitable donations and profit making activities

Additional information

This call for proposals is a restricted call for proposals. In first instance, only concept notes will be evaluated.
Initial duration of the action: between 12 and 24 months

Eligibility

Be a legal person
Be non-profit-making
Be a specific type of organisation such as: civil society organisations
Be established in the Republic of North Macedonia

IPA – EU support for Enhancing Journalists Rights – 2022

Additional information

Priorities and funded actions

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