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23 September 2003 ACFC/SR(2003)002 REPORT SUBMITTED BY “THE FORMER YUGOVLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA” PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 25, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES ACFC/SR(2003)002 Table of contents: Part I............................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Policy of the state concerning the protection of national minorities ..................................... 3 1.1 Statement on the policy of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia concerning the protection of national minorities.................................................................................................... 3 2. Information on the status of international law in the domestic legal order ........................... 5 3. Information on the character of the State............................................................................... 5 3.1. Principle of separation of powers ...................................................................................... 6 3.2. Forms through which citizens exercise their power .......................................................... 7 4. Main historical events............................................................................................................ 8 5. Information on the demographic situation in the country...................................................... 8 5.1 Population in the Republic of Macedonia according to ethnic affiliation and its structures ... 8 5.2. Marriage and divorce rates of the population according to ethnic affiliation.................. 12 5.3. Migration of population ................................................................................................... 13 6. Information on the existence of so-called minority-in-minority situations in certain areas 16 7. Basic economic indicators ................................................................................................... 17 7.1. Workforce by ethnic affiliation........................................................................................ 17 7. 2. Basic economic indicators for the Republic of Macedonia for the period 1994 to 2001 .... 19 PART II........................................................................................................................................ 21 Article 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Article 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Article 3 ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Article 4 ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Article 5 ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Article 6 ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Article 7 ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Article 8 ....................................................................................................................................... 41 Article 9 ....................................................................................................................................... 45 Article 10 ..................................................................................................................................... 49 Article 11 ..................................................................................................................................... 55 Article 12 ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Article 13 ..................................................................................................................................... 60 Article 14 ..................................................................................................................................... 61 Article 15 ..................................................................................................................................... 63 Article 16 ..................................................................................................................................... 76 Article 17 ..................................................................................................................................... 79 Article 18 ..................................................................................................................................... 81 Article 19 ..................................................................................................................................... 82 Article 20 ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Article 21 ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Article 22 ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Article 23 ..................................................................................................................................... 84 Article 30 ..................................................................................................................................... 84 ANNEX I ..................................................................................................................................... 85 ANNEX II.................................................................................................................................. 100 ANNEX III................................................................................................................................. 109 2 ACFC/SR(2003)002 PART I 1. Policy of the state concerning the protection of national minorities There is a many decades long tradition of enjoyment and promotion of minority rights in the Republic of Macedonia. One of the basic strategic commitments and objectives of the Republic of Macedonia is the improvement of relations between the Macedonian people and citizens who are part of the Albanian, Turkish, Vlach, Serbian, Roma and Bosniac peoples, as well as other citizens, and in that context a particular attention is paid to full realization of the constitutionally guaranteed rights of members of all communities. The protection of minority rights is based on the feeling but also the need for mutual understanding and tolerance deeply rooted in the history of the Macedonian people and members of communities living in this area, but also on the respect and implementation of standards in accordance with international treaties and practice in this field. One may note that as far as the protection and promotion of minority rights are concerned the Republic of Macedonia is at the higher level of application of the international and European standards in this sphere. The implementation of the meaningful policy for improving the protection of the rights of persons belonging to national minorities in the Republic of Macedonia is a long-term commitment, the main aim of which is to develop a society with highly developed feeling of integration and belonging of all citizens, on one hand, and the developed feeling for individual freedoms and respect for all individual cultural, linguistic, religious and other features, on the other. Members of various communities should contribute to but also be a bridge to building friendly and good- neighborly relations, as well as to creating a constructive cooperation among the countries in the region. The respect for the rights of persons belonging to national minorities is expected to contribute to stability and peace, not only in the Republic of Macedonia, but in the entire region of South Eastern Europe. 1.1 Statement on the policy of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia concerning the protection of national minorities Excerpts from the Program of Work of the Government for the period 2002 to 2006 1presented to the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia on 31 October 2002. The priority tasks and goals of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia will, inter alia, include the following: full and consistent implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement; reestablishment of trust among citizens of different ethnic affiliation and elimination of possible feeling of discrimination, fear and mistrust; protection of human rights and freedoms and the constitutionally guaranteed equality of citizens irrespective of their ethnic, religious and ideological affiliation. The program identifies measures and activities for its implementation in different spheres: 1 The excerpts relate only to the topics relevant for this Report. 3 ACFC/SR(2003)002 In the sphere of education, the following is, among other things, foreseen: Strengthening of the integrating capacity of education through functioning of a unified education system,