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  Issue 31  People

Aneta Sijakova

People remember the feelings more than words

 
Professional experience: Graduated journalist, editor in Tera TV, correspondent for Kanal 5, media relations trainer at the Macedonian Institute for Media. 

Engagement in the civic sector: President of the civic association "Civic Paths", whose focus of interests are the human rights, rule of law and democratisation. Spokesperson of the Coalition "All for righteous trial", supported by OSCE, monitor of the Helsinki Human Rights Committee in RM. After the last years' presidential mandate, Sijakova is member of the Rotarakt Club's Board in Bitola. 

 
Hobbies and Interests: Digital photography

 
Toughest decision: All decisions that carry action are tough in itself, but the easy ones do not offer a challenge. There are people who look at the things and wonder "Why?" I say "Why not?!". However, I'm having in mind the calculated risk, which in my opinion is different from haste. 

 
Ambitions: Diplomacy...I will leave the details to the future, and in the meantime I will continue the post-graduate studies in international politics.

 
In her free time she reads: At the moment I am reading the latest issue of the Macedonian institute for Media: the conflict and the media" - review on the ways in which media reacted and reported during the conflict in 2001, representing in and at the same time creating the public opinion. I am also interested in the US strategy for control over the international crime. 

 
Where does she go in her free time: At the cinema, theatre...and of course, for a cup of coffee on "Sirok Sokak" in Bitola.

 
At weekends: When I combine my work and my private life, I usually spend the weekends in Skopje or Ohrid, and in winter, I sometimes go to Mavrovo or Greece.
 

Which national/local problem does she find especially important and why: Macedonia is part of the broader region and shares its problems, which also strike Europe. The Ohrid Regional Conference in May, as a NATO, OSCE and EU initiative, in accordance with the Stability Pact focusing on the question of borders, confirmed the need of open, but effectively controlled and secure borders, essential in the process of dealing with the smuggling and the cross-border organized crime. The European vocation of the region is clear, therefore the European standards are natural choice of the countries that tend to become part of the Union. 

 
Which global problem does she find especially important and why: The cross-border, that is the trans-national organized crime is treat for the whole world. It undermines the democracy, exhausts the state capital, slows down the development of stable societies, disturbing their security. The terrorism, trade with weapons, drugs and people, corruption and the huge flow of uncontrolled profit gained from criminal actions, money laundering, financial crime or crime in the high technology present a great treat for the stability of the democratic institutions and the free market economies. The legal system in many countries is not prepared enough to fight them, due to the lack of assets, limited power of attorney or corruption. Therefore, it is becoming more and more necessary to implement the international efforts for the rule of law into practice

 
What would she change in Macedonia and the world: Hauxly said: "Part of the universe that we can fix for sure is ourselves" If we could all do that, no one would have to save the world. Therefore, I have no vision of changing the world, but I see my mission more in raising the public awareness in Macedonia in that direction.

 
Advice/message: People might not remember what you have exactly said or done, but they will always remember how you made them feel.

 
I could never: Give up something I really want to accomplish before I try again and again.

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