These are vulnerable categories of consumers, ie those who receive social assistance. This obligation to EVN is set out in the rules for electricity supply, and it is precisely defined that these vulnerable categories of consumers during the heating season, December, January and February, must not be excluded. So no consumer who receives social assistance and is in the vulnerable category of consumers defined by the Government, is excluded. What ERC is doing is that we will send a letter and a proposal to the Ministry of Economy to increase the range of vulnerable categories of consumers, said in the morning briefing Marko Bislimovski, President of the Energy Regulatory Commission.
In addition to those receiving social assistance, we will propose other categories that we consider vulnerable and face the inability to cover their bills to be included in these categories of consumers, which would mean receiving additional financial assistance from the state. During the next week, these categories will be concretized and the public will be informed, says Bislimovski and adds that until this moment there is no request for a new increase in electricity and if it comes it will be rejected.

As part of the efforts to raise the cultural value and identity of the Roma community in RNM at a working meeting with the Minister of Culture Irena Stefoska was the Member of Parliament of RN Macedonia Ljatifa Shikovska and the President of ARBIC Zoran Dimov.
During the meeting between Shikovska and Dimov, Minister Stefoska was taken over by some of the conditions in the field of cultural activities of the Roma community in the country. They think that so far the situation is not satisfactory, and they think that the situation can be improved to a higher level. They were encouraged by the Minister to take concrete steps in creating plans, strategies, and programs that are closely related to activities in the field of culture, tradition, and language.
At the same time, one of the commitments is the institutional inclusion of the Roma community in the cultural institutions in the country. This means the possibility for the employment of Roma in the Ministry of Culture, as well as employment of Roma in cultural homes/centers throughout the country where they operate. At the same time, the need for better media presentation of all those activities is emphasized, as well as the elaboration of program activities in the media sector through the Roma newsrooms of "Bijandipe" in the national radio and television of MRTV. That obligation will be taken over by MP Shikovska who will implement this idea through the Parliament of RN Macedonia.
To hear all parties involved in the activities in the field of culture, tradition and language as well as a proposal of ideas, concepts, programs and projects that will later be completed as a Draft Operational Action Plan in the field of culture in the next two years, after Shikovska’s initiative, she invites all Roma Associations and organizations whose activities are precisely in the field of Culture to a joint Video meeting on December 15th  this year. All the resulting ideas and proposals will then be translated into Operational Action Plan 2021-2022, which will be submitted to the Minister of Culture. That initiative that will be implemented and all interested will be able to apply to the coordinator for that meeting- The President of ARBIC, Zoran Dimov on the next e-mail - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. No later than December 14, 2020 - Monday until 4 p.m.