2014 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 Kapetan Misina 5a Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fesmoe.eu 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 There were extraordinary parliamentary elections in Macedonia in 2014 which did not change the balance of political powers. The governmental coalition remained the same, once again winning stable majority. However, the political crisis that culminated previ­ous year continued, while the society is more and more polarizing with no signs that the