North Macedonia’s Week of Chaos—And the One Crisis the Government Chose to Put on TV
North Macedonia’s government is facing its biggest crisis yet: a fire trial, a missed EU deadline, a brain-trafficking investigation, a record drug seizure. It is no surprise that attention has shifted to Roma burning tyres.
The argument,
before the detail.
Editorial statusRoma for Democracy editorial brief. The complete original is published by Roma Foundation for Europe.
Central claim
North Macedonia elevated a Roma protest into a televised crisis while far larger failures in justice, EU accession, public safety and organised crime demanded scrutiny.
Why it matters
The shift shows how Roma can be made a convenient public distraction when institutions need attention directed away from their own performance.
What follows
Accountability requires addressing the administrative exclusion behind the protest and judging government by the crises it is responsible for resolving.
North Macedonia’s government is facing its biggest crisis yet: a fire trial, a missed EU deadline, a brain-trafficking investigation, a record drug seizure. It is no surprise that attention has shifted to Roma burning tyres.
Published by Roma Foundation for Europe
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Original authorMensur HalitiVoices
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