MACEDONIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE INTERETHNIC RELATIONS.

Republic of Macedonia, an interethnic, multi confessional and a country where heterogeneous cultural minorities and their traditions are mixed with the tradition of the Macedonian majority [meaning: ethnic Macedonians]. Additionally, Macedonia is a country which got the independence before twenty two years ago. On the half of that period, there was the internal conflict, which brought the OFA as a solution of the conflict but also a reason for continual efforts for peacemaking and stabilization. Government through the Secretariat for implementation of the OFA, influences in employment of ethnic groups [mostly of the Albanian minority], in the state administration and state institutions, and municipalities where the population is multi - ethnic. But, still the results are not on a level that can be marked as satisfying. Deeper influence is desired, in the civil society and further elaboration of the importance of co-existence and cohabitation among different ethnic groups, in a way that stereotypes will be abandoned, and 'borders' will disappear. In this field, CSOs in Macedonia, because of the lack of founding's from donors, have difficulties in their work, and are not capable [globally speaking] to influence in a satisfying way on the citizens and improvement of the consciousness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]