Renowned stylist and DJ from Novi Sad Srdjan Shvejo, 52, known by the nickname "Fanatik", has been arrested on suspicion of sexually harassing at least 20 children, most of whom are from socially endangered Roma families, and several have reported that they drank !

Shvejo is being watched from the moment a cellphone of a famous fashion designer accused of pedophilia was found communicating with him. where the two boasted of their "trophies", sources in the investigation say.

The public is shocked by reports that they have found their victims in "Carton City" Roma neighborhood in Novi Sad. They suspect that he persuaded his children to be models for explicit photography and paid them.

- Shvejo is suspected of painting naked children and taking proo photos. Police in his apartment found photos they suspect he had taken of porn sites. For the time being, the detainee is given a 48-hour detention. Where he will then be questioned by a public prosecutor - say from the Novi Sad Ministry of Interior.

- Most of the children are of Roma nationality and are from the Novi Sad Roma neighborhood of Veliki Rit. He deliberately chose the socially disadvantaged, whose money means a lot to them. He abused them and easily persuaded them to take pictures naked.

Link: https://www.alo.rs/vesti/hronika/pedofil-novi-sad-srdjan-sveljo-prostitutke/284352/vest

Within the framework of the project "Civil Society Organizations in the Service of Local Democracy", the Association of Local Government and Publicly Owned Enterprises (LPH), in cooperation with the European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) - Skopje and the European Movement prepared a research on financial and non-financial support to CSOs by local authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia.

The most significant findings of the research are:

93% of municipalities allocate funds to CSOs;

80% of municipalities believe that projects implemented by CSOs provide wider benefits to citizens and society;

70% of municipalities have the practice of cooperating with CSOs in the area of ​​project implementation and implementation;

67% of municipalities have not identified priority areas for allocation of funds to CSOs;

56% of municipalities publish public calls for funding of CSOs. and advertisements are usually made through the municipal website, local internet portals, and local television and radio stations;

50% of municipalities do not have a separate sector for cooperation with CSOs and most often have a co-operative person who belongs to another sector (local economic development, legal sector, public sector and other sectors);

40% of municipalities promote cooperation with CSOs by providing non-financial support.

80% of municipalities require CSOs to report on projects that have been financially supported by the municipality;