The five grantees presented their projects at the ninth meeting of the National Working Group for PAR
The five grantees from the Small Grant Facility within the WeBER 2.0 project presented their implemented projects, discussed the challenges, as well as future opportunities for cooperation at the ninth meeting of the National Working Group for Public Administration Reform. Association Initiative of Unemployed Intellectuals – Vinica; Coalition “All for Fair Trials”; Rural Coalition; FINANCE […]
A Berlin Process for the energy security of the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin on the 3rd of November concluded this year’s Berlin Process – a forum designed to strengthen cooperation between EU member states and Western Balkans Six (WB6) governments. This year the Berlin Process took place against the backdrop of an energy crisis characterised by gas shortages and skyrocketing electricity prices. [...] Corporate sustainability reporting as a mean for engaged private sector
Transparency on the companies’ actions and results in dealing with environmental and social issues addresses markets information asymmetries. Regulatory framework that enforces disclosure of such information ensures level playing field, while enabling informed decision making, both by investors and consumers. The EU law require large companies and financial institutions to disclose information on the ways [...] Analysis: Comprehensive assessment of the implementation of the Strategy for the reform of the justice system (2017 – 2022)
The period planned for the implementation of the Judicial Reform Strategy (the Strategy) started in 2017 and ends in 2022. The Blueprint Group regularly monitored the implementation of the Strategy in the past years and this year, and actively produced analyses, reports and other documents that presented the findings of the monitoring to the public [...] Yearbook on European Law, Policies and Institutions
The Yearbook on European Law, Policies and Institutions publishes research on contemporary issues related to law, policies, and institutions at national and international level in Europe. As a publication of the Research Group “European Law, Policies and Institutions”, founded by the European Policy Institute - -Skopje (Skopje), University “Goce Delčev” (Štip), and South East European [...] Quarterly brief: Rule of Law in View of EU Accession – July-September 2022
This brief summarises the key developments in relation to the rule of law in view of EU accession in North Macedonia for the period of July– September 2022. It includes monitoring the fundamentals of EU accession, including key developments in the functioning of democratic institutions, public administration reform, and chapter 23: judiciary and fundamental rights. [...] Another EC report: A new point of view, same old issues
Brief analysis of the EC North Macedonia 2022 Report The key points in Commissioner Várhelyi’s presentation on the Enlargement Package before the Committee on Foreign Affairs were the conditional candidate status of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the intergovernmental conferences to start negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, as well as the backsliding by Serbia regarding the [...] Fostering Policy Analysis and Public Debate 3.0
The project aims to strengthen the culture of informed public debate in the Republic of North Macedonia through deliberation on emerging and intertwined issues–security, defense, economic stability, and EU integration. The project is a follow-up of our previous successful organization of deliberative polling events in the country and our ongoing project, both supported by NED […]
[Summary of the project] Fostering Policy Analysis and Public Debate 3.0
Summary of the project "Fostering Policy Analysis and Public Debate 3.0" implemented by the European Policy Institute - EPI and financed by the National Endowment for Democracy from the USA. The project aims to strengthen the culture of informed public debate in the Republic of North Macedonia through deliberation on the emerging and intertwined issues – [...] [Podcast] EC 2022 Rule of Law Report from a Bulgarian perspective
On July 13 the European Commission published its third annual Rule of Law Report containing for the first time specific recommendations addressed to each Member State, intended to encourage countries to continue with planned reforms and identify the problems that must be addressed. What are the recommendations for Bulgaria? Will the EU rule of law […]