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Some Thoughts about Non-Discrimination and Access to the Public Service

Some Thoughts about Non-Discrimination and Access to the Public Service I. INTRODUCTION On 16 November 2001, constitutional amendments negotiated within the Framework Peace Agreement of 13 August 2001 were passed by the Parliament of Macedonia with significant changes to the Preamble of the Constitution.' One of the basic principles of the agreement is that "[t]he multi-ethnic character of Macedonia's society must be preserved and reflected in public life".2 The next step towards a solution to the nationality problems in Macedonia is the modification of different existing laws as negotiated in Annex B of the Framework Agreement.3 One of the outstanding issues is the reform of the structure of the public administration. According to the shadow report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities submit- ted by the Macedonian Helsinki Committee, only seven per cent of the employees in the public and cooperative sector are ethnic Albanians, while eighty-five per cent are Macedonians.4 The Framework Agreement contains numerous provisions, which are intended to guarantee that future recruitment decisions in the public administration are made according to the principle of non-discrimination. In addition, it proposes some affirmative action.' Therefore, the Macedonian Law on Civil Servants has to be amended.6 The example http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online Brill

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I. INTRODUCTION On 16 November 2001, constitutional amendments negotiated within the Framework Peace Agreement of 13 August 2001 were passed by the Parliament of Macedonia with significant changes to the Preamble of the Constitution.' One of the basic principles of the agreement is that "[t]he multi-ethnic character of Macedonia's society must be preserved and reflected in public life".2 The next step towards a solution to the nationality problems in Macedonia is the modification of different existing laws as negotiated in Annex B of the Framework Agreement.3 One of the outstanding issues is the reform of the structure of the public administration. According to the shadow report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities submit- ted by the Macedonian Helsinki Committee, only seven per cent of the employees in the public and cooperative sector are ethnic Albanians, while eighty-five per cent are Macedonians.4 The Framework Agreement contains numerous provisions, which are intended to guarantee that future recruitment decisions in the public administration are made according to the principle of non-discrimination. In addition, it proposes some affirmative action.' Therefore, the Macedonian Law on Civil Servants has to be amended.6 The example

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European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2001

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