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 […]
National Consultative Mechanism for the Reform Agenda in North Macedonia: A “Mid-Way” Progress Review
The European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje and the Ministry of European Affairs (MEA) held the third meeting of the National Consultative Mechanism for the Reform Agenda (NCM-RA) at the Members of Parliament Club. The meeting, titled “Reform Agenda 2024-2027 at the Mid-Way Point: Overview of Progress to Date,” served as a critical point for evaluating reform […]
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 […]
Decode the EU – Communicating EU policies together
We are pleased to share that we were awarded a grant under the Support to European Integration of North Macedonia project, implemented by UNOPS in partnership with the Ministry for European Affairs and supported by Sweden and Switzerland. Our action, Decode the EU – Communicating EU policies together, builds on EPI’s analytical expertise and its […]
Re-form for Growth: Small Grant Facility
The project “WB Reform and Growth Monitor”, implemented by members of the Think for Europe Network (TEN) and Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH), supported by the European Union, announces a Call for Proposals for the ”Re-form for Growth” Small Grant Facility (SGF). The objective of this Call is to empower civil society organisations to provide independent monitoring, […]
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 […]
Annual insight on EU Rule of Law – 2025
The rule of law remains one of the European Union’s (EU) foundational values and a central benchmark for both EU Member States and countries on the path toward accession. Respect for fundamental rights, democratic governance, legal certainty, non-discrimination, and accountability constitutes not only a formal requirement under the EU Treaties, but also a substantive condition […]
FRA: Systemic change needed to end violence against people with disabilities in institutions
Neglect, abuse and violence against people with disabilities living in institutions are widespread across the EU. A new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows how the normalisation of violence, barriers to reporting abuse and a lack of effective monitoring undermine the rights of people with disabilities. FRA calls on EU countries […]
Risk of falling behind
Commentary following the European Commission Report on the Republic of North Macedonia from 4 November 2025 The European Commission does not find any setbacks in any area, i.e. chapter, the fact that there is no progress in Chapter 23: Judiciary and Fundamental Rights and limited progress in Chapter 24: Justice, Freedom and Security, the key […]
Forum Europaeum 2025: The Rule of Law and the Growth Agenda as Drivers of EU Accession
At a time of heightened focus on the European Union enlargement and the implementation of the Western Balkans Growth Plan, the European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje organized the traditional Forum Europaeum conference on 8 July 2025. The event was opened by EPI’s Director Simonida Kacarska, Ben Nupnau, Deputy Head of Mission at the EU […]