Преговорите за членство во ЕУ – нов почеток или умешна надградба?
Автор: Симонида Кацарска Стратегијата за проширување од февруари 2018 година постави индикативен календар за пристапувањето на Србија и Црна Гора. Македонија во моментот се разгледува заедно со Албанија. Наша посакувана цел е да се приклучиме на првите две земји, преку искористување на најголемиот адут кој го има Македонија како земја која прва ги започна овие […]
EPIs comment on the upcoming referendum
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 […]
Citizens’ first! – Regional conference on PAR in Belgrade
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 […]
EPI selected the researchers who will study the effects of Macedonia’s NATO accession
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. […]
Consensus for Euro-Atlantic perspective, but not for the referendum
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 […]
[Roundtable discussion] A Euro-Atlantic Future for Macedonia?
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 […]
Twelve proposals for EU enlargement from the Western Balkans
The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that enlargement is feasible by the end of 2025 for the frontrunners, Serbia and Montenegro, and in the foreseeable future for the rest of the WB, if the manner in which it is conducted is altered and adapted to the regional context. The paper proposes actions to [...] Effects of Stabilisation and Association Agreements and CEFTA2006 on WB6 European integration and regional cooperation: Achievements and ways forward
The goal of this study is to show that the process of EU integration has so far brought significant benefits to the WB through trade integration with the EU and among WB countries themselves, and that the WB is better off due to the process of EU accession than it would have been without it. [...] [Summary of the project] Engaging the Private Sector in Entrepreneurship Education
The project Engaging the Private Sector in Entrepreneurship Education is implemented by Youth Educational Forum (YEF) in partnership with European Policy Institute (EPI), with the support of Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). DOWNLOAD PDF Engaging the private sector in entrepreneurship education
The objective of the project “Engaging the private sector in education for entrepreneurship” is to increase the capacities of young people in Macedonia to engage in entrepreneurship, increase private sector participation in entrepreneurship education, and increase support for policies that improve the economic conditions for young people from the country. Within the project, a research […]