AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFilm & Oscars: North Macedonia’s Oscar bid is set: Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 has been chosen as the country’s candidate for the 99th Academy Awards (Best International Feature Film), a North Macedonia–Serbia–Slovenia coproduction inspired by a real event and already backed by festival wins including Best International Debut at Jerusalem. Digital Safety: UNICEF’s new report Through Children’s Eyes warns that about 20 million children aged 12–17 across 21 countries face tech-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse in a single year, with nearly 60% of cases happening on mainstream social media—an especially urgent issue for North Macedonia as the study includes the country. Media Governance: UNESCO-backed recommendations for rights-based digital platform governance have been adopted across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, aiming to strengthen journalism as a public good and tackle disinformation. Sports (Local Interest): EuroVolley 2026’s countdown is on in Sofia, with a giant volleyball installation unveiled in Sveta Nedelya Square; Bulgaria’s opening match features North Macedonia.
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