January 2013 Annual Review 2012 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 Through reforms and harmonization of the legislation, Macedonia has brought laws of high quality, according to the EU legislation; now they only has to be effectuated in practice, reported national journalists during comments and discussions regarding the