Key elements The strategy entitled ” A Credible Enlargement Perspective for and Enhanced EU Engagement with the Western Balkans“, adopted today by the European Commission, has three key points: 1) sending a political message that enlargement is still on the EU agenda; 2) an attempt to increase the credibility of the region’s prospects for membership in the […]
We are excited to announce that EPI has been ranked by Global Go To Think Tank Index within 100 best think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, while our TEN – Think for Europe Network has been ranked among the best in the world! Global Go To Think Tank Index is a part of the programmes of University of […]
On 10 October 2018, the CIVITAX – Group for fiscal policy in the civil and academic sector and individuals was founded. The aim of the CIVITAX group is to initiate, analyse, research and advocate for fiscal policies in the broadest sense of the term, which are targeting CSOs, academic institutions and individuals, as well as […]
The European Policy Institute – Skopje held a focus group with judges from the Stip Court of Appeal area, with the aim to identify the problems which courts in the Republic of Macedonia are facing. The event took place in Stip on 10 October 2018. Besides identifying the key problematic areas in the functioning of […]
This week, the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia await the referendum for the toughest questions since our independence. The referendum issue binds the acceptance of the Prespa Agreement with further progress in EU integrations. Through this, we get the opportunity to return on the EU path. As every other compromise, this agreement is not […]
For the past three years, six Western Balkan think tanks have been exploring public administration reforms (PAR) across the region, providing a civil society perspective. How to demand better administration in the Western Balkans? Why is it important to involve civil society? Why regional approach to improving good governance matters? We are proud to announce […]
Republic of Macedonia’s accession to NATO. MA Ivana Velkovska, an economic researcher at the Center for Economic Analyses, will explore the economic benefits and challenges of joining NATO. The purpose of the research will be to determine the existence of causality and to re-examine the popular categorical assertion that entry in NATO promotes economic growth. […]
On Monday (3rd of September, 2018) at hotel Merriott, a roundtable titled “Euro-Atlantic future for Macedonia?” was held, with the participation of Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, minister for foreign affairs of the Republic of Macedonia, Special Representative for Southeast Europe, Turkey and the countries of EFTA of FR Germany, ambassador D-r. Christian Hellbach, Mr. Nikola Poposki, president of the […]
The European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje, the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje and the Center for Economic Analyses, in cooperation with the Aspen Institute in Berlin, organize a round table under the title “A Euro-Atlantic Future for Macedonia?”, which will be held in Monday. Speakers at the round table are the Minister […]
