Shadow Report on Chapter 23 for the period between October 2025 and June 2026

This Shadow Report consolidates into a single coherent whole all findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from the monitoring of the areas covered under Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights. This is the eleventh such report published by the European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje, taking into account the comments and opinions of state institutions […]
More than 140 citizens debated the role of the Assembly in the EU accession process over two days

The fifth National Deliberative Poll, which the European Policy Institute (EPI) organises in cooperation with the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University in the United States, brought together more than 140 citizens who, over the course of two days, informed themselves and debated the role of the Assembly in the EU accession process, while putting […]
Shadow Report on Chapter 23 for the period between October 2024 – September 2025

This Shadow Report consolidates into a single coherent document all findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from the monitoring of the areas contained within Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights. This is the jubilee tenth such report published by the European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje, taking into account the comments and opinions of state […]
Empowering Equality Bodies: A Cornerstone for Human Rights and EU Accession

Strengthening Equality Bodies stands as a pivotal step toward safeguarding human rights and advancing EU integration, a key takeaway from the policy dialogue hosted by the European Policy Institute (EPI) in Skopje. Titled “Strengthening Equality Bodies in Safeguarding Human Rights: National, Regional, and EU Perspectives,” the event brought together experts to address the role of […]
Innovations in Public Administration: Driving Change through EU Integration and Sectoral Reforms

On 5th and 6th of November we organized the regional meeting on public administration reform (PAR) as part of the Western Balkan Enablers for Reforming Public Administrations (WeBER 3.0) project, implemented by the Think for Europe Network. The WeBER Platform members from the Western Balkans have met in person and discussed public administration reform on […]