Deeper economic integration of the Western Balkans to the European Union – when, how and how much?
As part of hosting the Thematic Focus Group (TWG) Access to Single Market as one of the seven TWGs of the Berlin Process CSF in Tirana, EPI organized a discussion titled “Deeper economic integration of the Western Balkans to the European Union – when, how and how much?” where we presented and discussed the draft […]
The findings of the Report on fundamental rights of FRA prepared by EPI presented in the Parliament
The findings of the annual report on fundamental rights of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) were presented and discussed at a public debate in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia on Friday. This report is produced for the fourth year in a row by the Institute for European Politics, as a […]
Forum Europaeum 2023: The EU membership is not an external political goal, but an internal one
Both at the time of the Thessaloniki Summit 20 years ago and today, domestic reforms are the way that the countries of the Western Balkans can help each other on the way to the European Union because the EU membership is not only a foreign political goal but also a domestic policy. This was highlighted [...] Workshop: What is the progress and what are the challenges for improving the human rights situation?
The government’s plans and priorities, after the bilateral screening, as well as the monitoring plans of CSOs in this direction were discussed today by relevant state actors, responsible for various aspects of human rights, involved in the process of the country’s accession to the EU and CSOs working on the rule of law and human […]
The five grantees presented their projects at the ninth meeting of the National Working Group for PAR
The five grantees from the Small Grant Facility within the WeBER 2.0 project presented their implemented projects, discussed the challenges, as well as future opportunities for cooperation at the ninth meeting of the National Working Group for Public Administration Reform. Association Initiative of Unemployed Intellectuals – Vinica; Coalition “All for Fair Trials”; Rural Coalition; FINANCE […]
[Virtual panel discussion] The European Union role in the Western Balkans economic integration and development: What can we learn from the previous enlargements?
Regional economic integration has been promoted as a stepping stone for the Western Balkans in meeting the economic Copenhagen criteria, while filling in the void the standstill the EU enlargement process has faced in recent years. In different formations and political platforms, the commitment of the WB leaders has brought new political momentum for the [...] EPI successfully conducted the third National Deliberative Poll, 150 citizens discussed and asked questions about electoral reforms
The citizens discussed and asked questions on what electoral system they want and what reforms are needed in the electoral process in the country in the third National Deliberative Poll organized by EPI, in cooperation with the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University in the United States. On June 4 and 5, about 150 [...] Second group of current and future mediation trainers got methods and skilss training from Dutch experts
A new group of current and future mediation trainers, as well as licenced mediators, got methods and skills training from Dutch experts last week. This second skills and techniques training for mediation was organized by experienced experts and mediators, Gea van Klompenburg and Marjon Kuipers from the International mediation register and the Dutch Federation of mediators. […]
Discussion: Mediation is more than just courts and lawyers, it is a culture developing quickly in this country
Mediation is more than just courts and lawyers, it is a culture. The public should accept it, because it is imperative for mediation to spread further than the legal aspect. This was one of the main conclusions from the promotional event “Improving the quality of mediation” organized by EPI, as part of the project […]
Initial findings of the new PAR monitoring cycle presented at the seventh meeting of the National Working Group
The key points of the policy briefs “Publishing Information on the Public Service in North Macedonia: Why is Transparency and Accountability Important?” And “Public Engagement in Developing Key Strategic Public Administration Reform (PAR) Documents” were presented at the seventh meeting of the National Working Group (NWG) for public administration reform in the Republic of North […]