Press release: ECMI NGO Network in Macedonia
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Press release: ECMI NGO Network in Macedonia
ECMI PRESS RELEASE
OPENING OF FOUR ECMI REGIONAL NGO CENTRES IN MACEDONIA AND OF THE ECMI
SKOPJE OFFICE
The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), in Flensburg, Germany,
is proud to announce the opening between 27 February and 7 March, of
three "ECMI Regional NGO Centres" in the cities of Kumanovo, Tetovo
and Bitola. The member organizations of the "ECMI NGO Network for the
Improvement of Interethnic Relations in the Republic of Macedonia"
attended as well as local government representatives and the media.
Each Regional Centre has a starting membership of five to ten
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and is equipped with a computer,
a laser printer, telephone and fax, and conference room facilities.
Two more Regional Centres in Gostivar and Shtip are expected to open
between 15 and 20 March 2002.
In January 2002, the Skopje Regional Centre was already opened with
the aim to facilitate the interethnic work of the NGOs through the
Network, and assist in project development and implementation. The
contact information of the Skopje Regional Centre / ECMI Skopje Office
is as follows:
ECMI Skopje Branch Office
Dr Sunoor Verma
ECMI Regional Representative
Street Dresdenska #9
MK-1000 Skopje
Tel / Fax: (389-2) 361 379, 367 688
e-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
The "ECMI NGO Network for the Improvement of Interethnic Relations in
the Republic of Macedonia" and the "ECMI Regional NGO Centres" were
officially launched on 18 December 2001 in Skopje, Macedonia. The ECMI
NGO Network aims to strengthen the capacities of the participating
NGOs to generate and implement joint interethnic projects. To this
effect, it was decided that six ECMI Regional NGO Centres would be
established in early 2002 in the cities of Skopje, Kumanovo, Tetovo,
Gostivar, Bitola and Shtip. The Skopje office also serves as the
Skopje Regional Centre. The Regional Centres will develop projects in
close consultation with their local communities according to locally
established priorities. The Regional Centres will also seek the
cooperation of local authorities while maintaining full independence
in the design and execution of projects.
For more information, please see the website of the ECMI NGO Network
at: http://www.ecmingonet.org.mk or contact Mr Graham Holliday, ECMI
Research Associate (Tel: ++49-461 14 14 951, Fax: ++49-461 14 14 919,
e-mail: [email protected]) or Dr Sunoor Verma, ECMI Regional
Representative in Skopje (Tel/Fax: ++389-2 361 379; mobile: ++389-70
273 924, e-mail: [email protected]). For more information on ECMI,
see: http://www.ecmi.de.
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