Key challenge for fulfilling the Reform Agenda is perseverance and determination
A key challenge for the country will be perseverance and determination – regardless of changes in government, to continue the reform process. The Reform Agenda is a good example of this, but its implementation remains. This was one of the key messages from today’s panel discussion “Strengthened cooperation in the EU integration process through the […]
Innovations in Public Administration: Driving Change through EU Integration and Sectoral Reforms
On 5th and 6th of November we organized the regional meeting on public administration reform (PAR) as part of the Western Balkan Enablers for Reforming Public Administrations (WeBER 3.0) project, implemented by the Think for Europe Network. The WeBER Platform members from the Western Balkans have met in person and discussed public administration reform on […]
Strengthened Regional Cooperation and Reform Alignment: The Key to Western Balkans’ EU Integration
Today’s discussions at Advancing Regional Cooperation: The Path Towards Common Regional Market (CRM) and EU Integration in the Western Balkans highlighted the urgent need for stronger regional cooperation and reform alignment to ensure the Western Balkans’ successful integration into the European Union. The event, hosted by the European Policy Institute (EPI) – is part of […]
EPI presented the results of the Deliberative Poll in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
The European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje presented the results and recommendations of the Deliberative Poll on national positions in international relations in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia. The meeting in the Parliament was organized in cooperation with the Commission for Defense and Security and the president of the commission, General Pavle […]
EPI conducted the fourth National Deliberative Poll in the country
On 6th and 7th of July, around 150 citizens discussed and asked questions about North Macedonia’s foreign policy, the alignment with the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the EU, and the relations of the country with NATO in the fourth National Deliberative Poll organized by EPI, in cooperation with the Deliberative Democracy lab […]
Forum Europaeum 2024: Conditioning the EU integration through Rule of Law mechanisms
To ensure continuous dialogue and communication in and between the candidate countries and the EU at different levels on the use of instruments for the Rule of Law in the context of accession to the EU, EPI organized the traditional Forum Europaeum conference, entitled “Instruments for the rule of law in the context of accession [...] Universal Periodic Review Workshop: Strengthening the Capacities of Parliamentary Staff
The European Policy Institute (EPI), in cooperation with the United Nations Organization, successfully organized the workshop "Building Capacities for Parliamentary Staff on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)", held on March 21-22, 2024, at Hotel Radika, Mavrovo. The aim of the event was to strengthen the capacities of parliamentary staff and to increase their ability to [...] Charting the Course: Rule of Law as the Keystone of EU Enlargement
At today’s policy dialogue hosted by the European Policy Institute titled “Rule of Law in EU Members and Candidate Countries: Challenges and Lessons Learned,” experts gathered to discuss the state of the rule of law within the European Union and its candidate countries. The event featured notable speakers including Maria Skóra from the Institute for […]
Event report: Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: how to make it work for all?
On December 21, 2023, the European Policy Institute – Skopje (EPI) hosted this hybrid event, conducted both in Skopje and via Zoom. It served as a culmination of EPI’s coordination efforts within the working group on access to the European Union’s (EU) single market for the Western Balkan countries, part of the Berlin Process Civil [...] Debate: Reforms are needed at home to get closer to the EU
North Macedonia should make efforts to complete the reforms in the country so that it can become a member of the EU.. This was the conclusion of the policy dialogue event “New geopolitical developments and the impact on North Macedonia” which was held yesterday in Skopje with the citizens of the Skopje region. Citizens, however, […]