| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S1100S2100S367S433S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 100 (adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025)
The Ministry's explanatory note to the draft Law on Social Enterprises (Nov 2023) states that the Government adopted 'првата Националната стратегија за развој на социјални претпријатија' with goals 'за периодот 2021-2027 година'; MIA dates the adoption to 28 Sep (2021); no repeal found: 'adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025'. One academic reference (Markovska and Dodovski, KNOWLEDGE vol. 62.1, c. 2023-24) lists the strategy as '(2021-2024)'; the ministry's note and EASPD give 2021-2027, which is kept (67 if the strategy in fact ended in 2024). · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 100 (dedicated national SE strategy or action plan)
A stand-alone National Strategy for the Development of Social Enterprises 2021-2027 (draft-law note; MIA, 19 Nov 2021): 'dedicated national SE strategy or action plan (adopted)'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 67 (measures with named responsible bodies)
The strategy sets 'пет пакет мерки, групирани во пет приоритети' implemented through an 'Акциски план' for 2021-2023 (draft-law note). The action plan itself could not be opened, so named responsible bodies are inferred from the standard action-plan format and targets and budget are unverified: 'measures with named responsible bodies' (33 if the plan names no holders). Low: the distinguishing fact rests on no opened source. · source 1 · low confidence - S4 · Monitoring: 33 (monitoring foreseen in the text)
The strategy is presented as a tool for monitoring the sector (MIA, 2021) and the EU project 'Support to Social Enterprises' was to deliver 'a monitoring and evaluation system for policy measures' (Eptisa); no monitoring body or progress report was found, and the annual implementation report and Council monitoring appear only in the unadopted draft law (Art. 48): 'monitoring foreseen in the text'. Low: the strategy text was not opened. · source 1 · low confidence - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No SE organisation is named in drafting or monitoring the strategy: EASPD finds drafting participants 'not named for the strategy', and the stakeholder working group in the 2023 note concerns the draft law, not the strategy: 'no evidence'. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I167I2100I30I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 67 (a ministry named responsible in a law, decree, adopted strategy or its statutory functions, within a broader unit)
The adopted 2021 strategy names the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy as responsible; low confidence after the 2024 reorganisation · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The ministry's SE remit under the strategy covers social enterprises as social economy operators in health, education, culture, environment and employment (EASPD), and the draft law opens status to any legal entity meeting the criteria: 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 0 (none, or only in a draft)
The 17-member National Council (an 'експертско, мулти-секторско советодавно тело') appears only in the unadopted November 2023 draft law (Arts. 46-47); no council was set up: 'none, or only in a draft'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
Cross-ministry representation exists only in the draft law's council and status commission; the drafting working group was formed by one ministry for the law; no standing or one-off inter-ministerial SE body in force found (the 2024 functional analysis of the new social-policy ministry mentions none): 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P167P20P30P433 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 67 (contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops, WISE, disadvantaged workers; Directive 2014/24 Art. 20) or preferences for cooperatives/SMEs that include SE)
The Law on Public Procurement (in force 1 Apr 2019) allows reserved contracts from 1 Jan 2020 for entities whose main aim is the social and professional integration of disabled, disadvantaged or socially vulnerable persons; no Art. 77-type reservation for health, social or cultural services was found: 'contracts reservable for a subset (... disadvantaged workers; Art. 20)'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 0 (none)
No national guidance or plan on socially responsible procurement found: the EPI sectoral report on public procurement (Aug 2024) lists the Strategy for promoting the public procurement system 2022-2026 without any green or social content and reports the lowest price as the criterion in 84.7% of procedures: 'none'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
No figures or reported cases of reserved contracts or social criteria found; the only national award-criteria data are price-based (lowest price 84.7%, best price-quality ratio 15.3%; EPI 2024): 'none'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 33 (donor- or project-based training only)
The EU-funded National Center for Support of Social Enterprises (2021) advised SEs on procurement among other services: 'project-based'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D167D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 67 (in an adopted national strategy or policy document)
SE is defined in the adopted 2021 national strategy; the Law on Social Enterprises remained a draft (Nov 2023) and the Commission's 2025 report still lists SE legislation among reforms to come: 'in an adopted national strategy or policy document'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
The strategy (the D1 instrument) defines a social enterprise as an operator whose 'main goal is to have a social impact', whose profits are used 'primarily to achieve social or environmental objectives', and which is 'managed in a transparent and accountable manner ... involving workers, consumers and parties affected by it' (EASPD, quoting the 2021-2027 strategy): 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 0 of 3None (disability-employment regime excluded: Law on Employment of Disabled Persons (Official Gazette 44/2000, as amended) - p) · sources 1 2 3L10L20L30L40L50 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 0 (none, announced, or consultation draft)
- L2 · Scope: 0 (none)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 0 (none adopted, or law not in force)
- L4 · Status or register: 0 (foreseen with no entity recognised, or law not in force)
- L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 0 (foreseen, not set up, or law not in force)
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E467E5100 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
The National Center for Support of Social Enterprises (Skopje, opened 19 Nov 2021) is part of the EU-funded project 'Support to Social Enterprises', implemented by Eptisa in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy; no government-run successor found: 'project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead)'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
Besides the Skopje centre, the project ran regional support points, e.g. the Regional Social Point of the South-East planning region (ten municipalities, 15 months), and refers to 'all regional support points'; coverage of all eight regions not confirmed: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Centre and regional points are financed by the EU project (EUR 1,347,500): 'mainly donor or EU funded'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
The centre opened in Nov 2021 within a multi-year EU project; no evidence that it operated in 2025: 'two to four years'. · source 1 · low confidence - E5 · Range of services: 100 (three or more)
The centre offers training and mentoring, help with fundraising and access to financial support, company registration and legal issues, procurement guidance, marketing, and acts as an incubator: 'three or more'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F1100F267F367F433 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 100 (a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget)
EU support included a dedicated action, 'Support to Social Enterprises', and a EUR 500,000 call (2021) to establish or expand social enterprises: 'a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 67 (at least one call dedicated to SE in 2021–2025)
Dedicated EuropeAid call for proposals (deadline 20 Apr 2021, EUR 500,000) · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 67 (government as co-partner)
The EU project was carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy: 'government as co-partner'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 33 (anecdotal)
Only event-level results are reported (centre opening and first National Fair with 'more than 50 exhibitors', Nov 2021); no counts of SE beneficiaries or amounts: 'anecdotal'. · source 1
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N1100N233N333N433 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 100 (dedicated line for SE broadly)
FITD public call for encouraging social entrepreneurship (Sep 2021, MKD 6 million), open to SE broadly; one-off calls count · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 33 (one type)
Grants only · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 33 (one year)
FITD's call of Sep 2021 is described as its 'first public call for encouraging social entrepreneurship'; no later SE call was found: 'one year' (one-off call). · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 33 (budgeted or announced only)
Only the budget (MKD 6 million; up to 90% and MKD 1.5m per project) was announced; no awards or beneficiaries were found: 'budgeted or announced only'. · source 1
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