Conference 20 years of SAA: The Agreement is an essential document in regulating and developing relationships with the EU
The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Macedonia and the European Union offers a number of opportunities that are not systematically explained to the country's businesses and industry, said Professor Silvana Mojsovska of the Institute of Economics at today's MK-EU SAA conference.: Twenty years and Onward", organized by the European Policy Institute. She added that the [...] Mentality and lack of information are the main reasons, according to the citizens, why the country is not a member of the EU
The integration of the Republic of Northern Macedonia in the international structures is not a new process, but a long-term struggle for reforms and promises. The conditions governing our entry into the European Union are constantly restructured, complicating the process, but they also affect the perception and desire of citizens for the country’s integration. The […]
Conference: The Stabilisation and Association Agreement MK-ЕU: Twenty Years and Onward
The European Policy Institute organizes a conference „Conference: The Stabilisation and Association Agreement MK-ЕU: Twenty Years and Onward“ on the 28th of April at 10h on the Zoom platform. The conference is held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the SAA between the Republic of Macedonia and the EU (9th [...] NHRIs are critical for human rights protection in the Western Balkans, despite lack of strategic approach, low visibility and funding issues
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) play a critical role in ensuring human rights protection in the Western Balkans, despite studies finding their offices are often understaffed, poorly budgeted and lack visibility, panellists told the “A Human Rights Bedrock: Effective National Human Rights Institutions for the Western Balkans” virtual conference on Wednesday. Organised by Civil Rights […]
Debate: The public policies play a fundamental role in the development of the state accoring to the citizens, buy their level of trust in them is low
Each state is based on its state institutions and their proper functioning. Public policies play a fundamental role in all areas of its development. The citizens reckon that the public authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia are delivering disappointing results, and their level of trust in them is generally low. Informing the citizens about […]
Regional Conference: “A Human Rights Bedrock: Effective National Human Rights Institutions for the Western Balkans”
In 2019 and 2020 we at the European Policy Institute – Skopje worked with Civil Rights Defenders and experts from the Western Balkans region on developing and piloting a measuring tool – index – on effectiveness of national human rights institutions. The index was applied to all sixteen national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from the [...] Discussion: The youth in North Macedonia is not very well informed about the right to a healthy environment
The right to safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment plays a key role in leading a healthy life, and this right is one of the most important for young people. Unfortunately, the environment is endangered starting from air pollution, unsanitary water up to garbage in various places around cities, and young people through various forms […]
Social media created the opportunity for free expression, but at the same time opened a space for spreading hatred and misinformation
Social media have exponentially increased opportunities for free expression, but they have also opened up new challenges. They enabled easier communication locally and globally, connected users and enabled them to promote and achieve common goals. On the other hand, social media have opened up space for the spread of hate speech and misinformation. Creating and [...] EPI: By mediation towards decreased litigation and lower costs for citizens
”Mediation significantly reduces the need for litigation, and at the same time reduces the costs for the citizens”, is the key message of the today’s event: “The benefits of mediation as an alternative way of resolving disputes” organised by the European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje. The speakers shared views on the development of the […]
Virtual panel discussion: The Western Balkans regional economic cooperation: Charting a way forward?
Regional cooperation has been at the core of the EU accession process of the Western Balkans since the mid-1990s both in view of its economic and political transformation. Significant efforts have been made both by the EU and regional stakeholders to facilitate economic cooperation in view of stimulating growth and development and contributing to the [...]