The heads of the three leading institutions of the European Union, these days with the final signing of the final regulation, have made official the use of the COVID passport, which allows free movement within the union during the pandemic. The signing ceremony was attended by European Parliament President David Sassoli, the Council of the European Union Antonio Costa and the European Commission Ursula von der Layen. The purpose of the digital document is to facilitate safe and free movement within the EU during the Covid-19 pandemic. All Europeans have the right to free movement, but the certificate will facilitate movement by freeing holders of this document from restrictions such as quarantine. The certificate will be available in digital and paper form and will be issued in all official EU languages. It will provide information to the user such as if they were infected by the coronavirus, if they’re vaccinated or tested for covid. The certificate will not be charged. The regulation enters into force on July 1, 2021 and remains in force for 12 months.

The Basic Civil Court 2 Skopje ruled that the Ministry of health discriminated minor Roma who had problems with drug addiction, the Ministry discriminated the Roma minors by not securing treatment or rehabilitation, as informed by the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC). At the same time, the Ministry as they said, have received an order to adopt a concrete program for treatment of minor addicts, they have to adopt this in three months after the verdict in the legal procedure which was initiated by ERRC in the name of Roma children which were denied of the right of equal access to health protection. Also, the charges were submitted by ERRC in April last year, after collecting evidence from the local service center of the organization HOPS, as well as from the National Ombudsman of the Republic of North Macedonia, who later on appeared as a witness for the procedure, explains the ERRC.