Regional Actors in Skopje Review CEFTA Mobility Agreements and North Macedonia’s Role in the Common Regional Market

Policy-makers, diplomats, civil society, and economic stakeholders gathered today in Skopje to discuss progress on regional integration and the implementation of CEFTA decisions and CRM mobility agreements, in an event co-organised by the European Policy Institute (EPI) and the Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI) from Albania. The event is part of a regional series taking […]

Training for judges and public prosecutors on the topic of “Anti-discrimination in Focus: The Universal Periodic Review and the Role of Judicial Authorities”

Yesterday, EPI organized the first training for judges and public prosecutors as part of our project “Judicial Action for Human Rights Protection”, on the topic “Anti-discrimination in Focus: The Universal Periodic Review and the Role of Judicial Authorities”. The training took place at the premises of the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors, and focused […]

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 […]

Shadow Report on Chapter 23 for the period between October 2023 – September 2024

Овој извештај во сенка ги обединува во единствена кохерентна целина сите наоди, заклучоци и препораки што произлегоа од следењето на областите содржани во Поглавјето 23 – Правосудство и темелни права.

EPI conducted the fourth National Deliberative Poll in the country

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 […]

Forum Europaeum 2024: Conditioning the EU integration through Rule of Law mechanisms

To ensure continuous dialogue and communication in and between the candidate countries and the EU at different levels on the use of instruments for the Rule of Law in the context of accession to the EU, EPI organized the traditional Forum Europaeum conference, entitled “Instruments for the rule of law in the context of accession [...]