The European Policy Institute together with Civil Rights Defenders and the members of the Think For Europe - Network sent an open letter to the Members of the European Parliament regarding the Draft Resolution on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia. We urge them to reconsider parts of the Motion for a resolution that [...]
This brief provides an insight of Regulation 2020/2092, which introduced “the conditionality mechanism” as a tool for protection of the rule of law principle in EU Member States, through Hungary’s example. DOWNLOAD PDF
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
This brief summarises the key developments in relation to rule of law in view of EU accession in North Macedonia for the period January – March 2022. It includes the monitoring of the fundamentals of EU accession, including key developments in the functioning of democratic institutions, public administration reform and chapter 23: Judiciary and Fundamental [...]
The new EU enlargement methodology aimed to reinvigorate the accession process and make it more effective. In practice, the process is somewhat slower than expected. There are growing concerns that the new enlargement methodology is not alone sufficient to deliver the hoped-for gains in democratisation and structural reforms towards the goal of EU membership. This […]
Consultation is structured public engagement, which involves seeking, receiving, analysing, and responding to feedback from stakeholders, by defining the purpose and subject of the consultation whether it is a policy initiative, regulatory change, or legislative proposal. The use of public consultation has different implications for the improvement of the regulatory framework. If undertaken in a [...]
As an economic, social and political right, the main aim of the right to education is to promote the personal growth and development of an individual, as well as the ability for that individual to adapt to society. While a global conceptual framework on the right to education as a human right is established under [...]
Institutions are transparent when they enable stakeholders to understand and recognise that they operate honestly. With a view to achieving transparency, an institution must provide information about its activities to stakeholders that are accurate, complete, and made available in a timely fashion. Transparency ensures accountability. The 2019 OECD Recommendation of the Council on Public Service [...]
