January 2014 2013 Annual Review of 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 The EC Progress Report for Macedonia in 2012 was considered the best since being rewarded candidate country status(2009), yet before publishing the Progress Report this year there were rumours in the public that this status was in jeopardy and might even be withdrawn. What happened in the previous year to cause such concern? This