January 2012 Annual Review 2011 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Macedonia By Mare Anceva* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * M-r Mare Anceva, General Secretary, Trade Union of Industry, Energy and Mines of Mace­donia(SIER) © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary In 2011 the governing coalition in Macedonia once again proved its legitimacy on ex­traordinary elections. The general policy mix remains oriented towards maintenance of macro-economic stability, which is feasible in the last decade in spite of all difficulties (high unemployment and poverty rate, low FDIs, slow growth rate, etc). According to