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 [...]
”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 […]
Summary of the project "Mediate, do not hesitate" funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje DOWNLOAD PDF
The European Policy Institute (EPI), together with our partners from the University “Goce Delchev” from Stip (UGD) and the South East European University from Tetovo (SEEU), identified a lack of connection and exchange between academic research and applied policy research in the country. This gap slows down the potential for growth of research quality, prevents […]
The citizens of North Macedonia have legitimate expectations to start accession negotiations with the EU now. North Macedonia has pursued difficult reforms and made unprecedented compromises. Our country even changed its constitutional name, driven by the promise for EU membership. Yet, at the General Affairs Council tomorrow we will likely witness a betrayal again. This [...]
Автори: Јулијана Караи и Ангел Мојсовски Што претставува дигитализацијата на административните услуги и далиСеверна Македонија е подготвена за воведување целосни е-услуги? Дигитализацијата на услугите го менува изгледот и ја поставува рамката за тоа како ќе изгледа јавната администрација на иднината. Искористувањето на потенцијалот што го нуди дигитализацијата овозможува ефикасна, ефективна, транспарентна и достапна администрација која […]
The Action Plan for the implementation of the 2017-2022 Strategy for Reform of the Judicial Sector (the Strategy) has indicators, using which the success rate of the implementation of the measures set forth under the Strategy is assessed. However, these indicators are primarily focused on monitoring the output of envisaged activities, while dedicating little attention [...]
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 [...]
Analysis of the European Commission Report on the Republic of North Macedonia from 6 October 2020. This report is the first one following the political decision of the EU for the start of negotiations with our country from May 2020. The findings on North Macedonia in these documents are particularly important in order to maintain [...]
How are EU rules transposed into national law? : Republic of North Macedonia 2020 The country report on gender equality prepared by our research coordinator, Biljana Kotevska for the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination. DOWNLOAD PDF
