The European Union (EU) has long been committed to promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law within its member states and in candidate countries seeking EU membership. These core values are fundamental not only to the EU’s internal cohesion but also to its external relations and particularly its enlargement policy, which features a [...]
This infosheet outlines key challenges faced by judicial governance models across various European countries. It highlights issues such as political influence, lack of legal regulation, and judicial independence in countries like Italy, Slovakia, Poland, and North Macedonia. The document emphasizes the differing governance structures—Judicial Council, Courts Service, and Ministry of Justice models—and provides insights into [...]
Participants in the third Deliberative Polling event organized by EPI in collaboration with the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University from the USA believe that this type of research is useful for learning more about the people around them - about what they and their lives are like. DOWNLOAD PDF
In May and June this year, the European Policy Institute (EPI) conducted the fourth Deliberative Poll in cooperation with Stanford University from the USA. This year's topic was the national positions in international relations. Download the summary with the results from the deliberative poll. DOWNLOAD PDF
Infographic with the results from the fourth National Deliberative Poll, that the European Policy Institute (EPI) conducted in cooperation with the Deliberative Democracy Lab from Stanford University. The topic of this year's event was the national positions in international relations. Deliberative Polling® is a unique form of political consultation that combines techniques of public opinion [...]
This brief summarises the key developments in relation to rule of law in view of EU accession in North Macedonia for the period April – June 2024. 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 [...]
This policy brief focuses on judicial governance, which has a central role in the functioning of democracies. It also discusses the different models of judicial governance represented in EU member states, the challenges they currently face, and the model represented in North Macedonia. DOWNLOAD PDF
A chance for integration through dialogue On July 24, the European Commission published its fifth Rule of Law Report, which includes several candidate countries for the first time – North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia. This was announced as part of the measures for the gradual integration of the candidate countries. The inclusion of other […]
On 12 July 2024, the European Policy Institute (EPI) held the annual conference Forum Europaeum 2024 - Rule of law instruments in view of EU accession. The conference was attended by experts from various fields, such as policy makers, academics and representatives of civil society organizations. The main objective of the conference was to stimulate [...]
On 6th and 7th of July, around 150 citizens discussed and asked questions about North Macedonia’s foreign policy, the alignment with the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the EU, and the relations of the country with NATO in the fourth National Deliberative Poll organized by EPI, in cooperation with the Deliberative Democracy lab […]
