Deputy Minister of Economy and Labour Marjan Risteski today visited several regional offices of the Employment Agency, where he inspected the application process for the Public Calls for proposals under the Entrepreneurship - Self-Employment measure with a grant from the Operational Plan for Active Programs and Measures for Employment and Services on the Labour Market for 2026.
During the day, together with Daniela Dimovska, Director of the Agency for Innovation, Scientific and Technological Development and Entrepreneurship - INOVA, Vesna Peshova, Deputy Director of the Employment Agency, representatives of the municipalities and MPs, the centers in Veles, Shtip, Kocani, Vinica and Berovo were visited, where the employees of the centers informed about the progress of the application for the Public Call.
- The employees at the EARM centers informed me that the process is running smoothly and without major delays, all citizens can freely apply with their ideas to open their own business. The interest in the measure is extremely high and by the beginning of the day almost 4.400 applications had been received. I take this opportunity to appeal to all interested parties to apply and take advantage of the benefits that we as the Government are offering them for opening their own business - said Deputy Minister Risteski.
During the visits, Deputy Minister Risteski thanked the employees for their work and additional efforts during these two weeks while the Public Calls were active.
All unemployed persons interested can obtain detailed information about the measure in the work clubs of the 30 Employment Centers of the Employment Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia, the contact center 02-3111-850 and the website www.av.gov.mk
The Public Calls last until tomorrow, July 3, 2026.
