Accession monitoring and advocacy: Effects of SAP instruments on WB6 European Integrations and Regional Cooperation
Europeanization of the Western Balkans (WB) is shadowed by multiple factors on both side – EU and WB states. EU internal challenges (economic crisis, migrant crisis, rising of euroscepticism, etc.) have omitted the Enlargement from Brussels’ agenda for a while. On the other hand, the lack of political will, irresponsibility of WB political elites and […]
Blueprint Developed by CSOs for Urgent Democratic Reforms
This joint effort represents a response to changed political situation, i.e. formation of the new government, which declared its preparedness to work on democratic reforms in the country. With this document, the group of CSOs and experts involved provide their perceptions and views about priorities and measures that should guide the government’s programme in the [...] The Priebe report two years later: new government and new opportunities for resolving old problems
When we refer to the Priebe Report, we most frequently focus on the Urgent Reform Priorities – a document of the European Commission, based on the Report, containing concrete recommendations for action. This approach bears the risk of neglecting the wider picture and the essence of the Report's findings in light of a new visit [...] Urgent Reform Priorities – Status as of May 2017
The status of the implementation of the Urgent Reform Priorities in May of 2017. Read the document here Трнливиот пат на новата Влада кон реформите и ЕУ
Автор: Ардита Абази Имери Одвојување на државата и партијата, итни реформи за независно судство, реформска јавна администрaција и ставање крај на деструктивниот национализам се некои од реформите со кои Македонија може да ја врати демократијата и владеењето на правото и да ја одблокира евроатлантската интеграција. По долгогодишната криза, која кулминираше со крвавите настани во […]
Roma at the Macedonian Borders – baseline study
This analysis was prepared under the Project entitled Combating Barriers for Exit: Macedonian Roma at the Borders, implemented by the European Policy Institute in Skopje and KHAM, an NGO from Delchevo. The Project's main objective is to contribute to changing the public discourse founded on policies and practices that portray Roma as a threat to [...] [Policy paper] Roma in the Visa – Free Regime
Since the introduction of visa liberalization in 2009, the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia can travel visa-free to the Schengen countries. This change was welcomed as a great benefit due to its cutting the costs for obtaining a visa and the elimination of the visa administrative procedure. Nevertheless, it also caused an influx of [...] [Policy Brief] Combating barriers for exit: Macedonian Roma at the borders
This document summarizes the findings and recommendations on public policies, developed within the research carried out under the Combating barriers for Exit: Macedonian Roma at the Border project, implemented by the European Policies Institute (EPI) and the citizens' association KHAM. The main objective of the project is to contribute towards changing the public discourse based [...] Annual Meeting of the Network 23
Members of the Network 23 together with the grantees of the project Network 23+ on 2 February 2017 held an annual meeting, where the implementation of the Strategic plan and the Code of Network 23 were reviewed, the participation in the monitoring of Network 23 and the use of the MERC data base. Also, members and grantees Network […]
Back to Basics: Re-affirming the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans [MERLIN WB]
This paper urges decision makers in Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as civil society and regional organizations committed to the EU integration of the Western Balkans countries and EU institutions to address the shortcomings of the EU-related efforts of these countries to this point and the overall reforms that aim for the democratization of [...]