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Structural and Non-Structural Obstacles in the Process of Recognition of Independence of Kosovo: 2008-2021

Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 2023

The process of recognition of Kosovo has continuously declined since the Declaration of Independe... more The process of recognition of Kosovo has continuously declined since the Declaration of Independence until 2021, the period covered in this paper. This process is characterized by external structural obstacles, as well as internal non-structural ones. Applying the content analysis method and semi-structured interviews, the paper emphasized that the main structural obstacle was the inability to accept the Ahtisaari Plan from the UN as a compromise choice. On the other hand, the non-recognition of the state of Kosovo by Serbia (supported by Russia) resulted in the division of the states into two large groups:-pro‖ and-contra‖ recognition. Meanwhile, due to these extreme divisions, a third group of states sees the recognition of Kosovo as an opportunity to solve the previous obstacles. Thus, Serbia has established clear schemes to hinder the development of the process, first by sending the case of Kosovo to the ICJ and later by presenting the Kosovo-Serbia negotiation as status negotiations. Meanwhile, the internal political instability in Kosovo and the wrong political approach towards potentially recognizing states are evident as nonstructural obstacles in achieving new recognition.

Evaluation of Public Administration Reforms in North Macedonia from the Perspective of European Commission’s Annual Progress Reports

Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava

Public administration of the Republic of North Macedonia is constantly under evaluation in the An... more Public administration of the Republic of North Macedonia is constantly under evaluation in the Annual Progress Reports prepared by the European Commission. The main recommendations from the European Commission refer to the systematic change of laws, but there is no argument as to how these changes will contribute to the elimination of fundamental problems. Although a considerable number of laws have been ammended and accepted under the motto of reforms, all of them lack the result, which is the creation of a public administration that is able to satisfy the needs of a democratic country. This paper analyzes all the European Commission’s Annual Progress Reports of the 2005-2021 period and their recommendations. The finding is that there are repetitions of the same shortcomings in almost all Annual Progress Reports. This leads to the conclusion that the reforms are unsuccessful – they are misused either for political needs, or are applied selectively. The support of the political oppo...

Rule of Law in Republic of Macedonia Over the Last Decade: Evaluated by International Authorities

Balkan Social Science Review

Eu Enlargement: Current Eu Candidates and Prospects for Future Enlargement

European Union (EU) since its foundation until today has proven that is a regional international ... more European Union (EU) since its foundation until today has proven that is a regional international organization in the above expansion, from 6 to 28 members and is still continuing to expand. Since the expansion is one of the important policies, and placed high on the agenda of EU activities, I think it is important that should be analyzed this problem with scientific attention for two main reasons: first, the expansion of the EU led to many European countries with a communist past to be transformed into democratic societies and free market economies; second, enlargement has improved respect for democracy, rule of law, stability and security across Europe. The purpose of this paper is to analyze enlargement process, conditionality, and "the Copenhagen criteria", related to the EU enlargement. It will also describe the situation in the candidate countries for EU membership and potential candidates, their perspectives and political circumstances that hinder their EU membership. Finally, a survey was conducted with Macedonian citizens about their country's prospects in the EU accession process, where their beliefs are analyzed and conclusions are drawn on the possible expansion of the EU towards their country.

European Integration-Realities and Perspectives 2014 The Transfer of State Sovereignty: Analysis of Constitutional Change in Macedonia during the EU Accession Process

This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result... more This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result of their accession to the European Union (EU), according to the rules for admission. Each country has to decide for itself how to identify or create a constitutional basis for membership, limiting its own sovereignty by authorizing the application of sources of EU law within its own legal system. This means the overall preparation for accession and membership, i.e. a provision permitting the transfer of sovereign powers to the EU. So while Macedonia has been a candidate-country for EU membership since 2005, it is logical to analyze the need for the changes to be made, as well as further activities of the state in the process of euro-integration. Since EU membership requires a number of changes which the state should undertake, in this paper the provisions of the current Macedonian Constitution are analyzed, which are questionable and need revision, according to the principles of suprema...

European Union Integration of Macedonia: Negotiation for Membership

�Abstract � Although the Republic of Macedonia since 2005 is a candidate country for membership i... more �Abstract � Although the Republic of Macedonia since 2005 is a candidate country for membership in the European Union (EU), it is important that, through this paper to analyze the circumstances of the start of negotiation and the process of negotiations to be held with the EU. In this paper, I will explain institutional path and development process of the negotiations, as well as platforms for negotiations. In the end will be carried out a survey of citizens for their beliefs about the government's negotiating capacity; the time frame for the negotiations; the impact of open issues with neighboring countries; as well as the opportunity for full membership in the EU. At the end, conclusions and recommendations are issued in order to facilitate the negotiation process for membership in the EU.

Innovations and Changes Brought by the Lisbon Treaty: The Social Aspect

The Lisbon Treaty is an attempt to overcome the difficulties faced in the functioning of previous... more The Lisbon Treaty is an attempt to overcome the difficulties faced in the functioning of previous treaties of the European Union. It aims, through its provisions, at offering better opportunities for action including the social scope, but the inter-governmental nature of decision-making continues to prevail. This paper focuses on provisions for social policy in the Lisbon Treaty and important changes that deal with reforms in this field. More concretely, the objective of this paper is to emphasize the most important social aspects of the Treaty in question. Social policy has been qualified as a common competence of the EU and member states (article 4b). The EU has to undertake measures to assure the coordination of employment policies of member states and to initiate the coordination of social policies of member states. This paper analyzes the provisions that deal with employment, social dialog, consultations between employees and employers, child protection, as well as other segmen...

The Social Care System and Financial Implications for Children Without Parental Care in North Macedonia

Proceedings of the 49th International Academic Conference, Dubrovnik, 2019

Since children are an important part of any society, there should be no lack of institutions, mec... more Since children are an important part of any society, there should be no lack of institutions, mechanisms and activities responsible for building public policies for children without parental care. Positive laws in the North Macedonia have also included some of the international standards (reflected in relevant international conventions); and there is also a care system for children without parents; while there are also missing "symbolic" budgetary tools foreseen to develop activities in this area. However, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, as well as other transition countries, continues to have problems in sound structuring of social policies in general and in particular faces difficulties with the care of children without parents. This study aims through the analysis of official data to highlight the problems faced by children without parental care; the level of realization of children's rights in the respective institutions; and make recommendations regarding the improvement of the social care system. Through an analysis of the fundamental problems faced by relevant institutions in the practical implementation of social services for children without parental care, I claim to encourage improvements in government policies for sound institutional, professional and financial support for a worthy human parental care treatment; as well as to provide the reader and the academic community with information on the current state of play in this sector of social care. In this paper, statistical data have been analyzed by the State Statistical Office and interviews were conducted with the authorities of the institutions responsible for the care of children without parents. The methodology used in this study is: review of data from reports-statistics, documents, strategies, budget, positive laws review, and interviews with officials in the framework of care institutions. It is concluded that current policies are not suitable for the proper treatment of children without parents, therefore a more proactive and inclusive approach is required from relevant political and institutional actors in this area.

Analysis of Progress-Reports of the European Commission on Pension System of the Republic of Macedonia: Challenges and Prospects

4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2017, MODERN SCIENCE, 2017

The Transfer of State Sovereignty: Analysis of Constitutional Change in Macedonia during the EU Accession Process

Eirp Proceedings, Apr 22, 2014

This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result... more This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result of their accession to the European Union (EU), according to the rules for admission. Each country has to decide for itself how to identify or create a constitutional basis for membership, limiting its own sovereignty by authorizing the application of sources of EU law within its own legal system. This means the overall preparation for accession and membership, i.e. a provision permitting the transfer of sovereign powers to the EU. So while Macedonia has been a candidate-country for EU membership since 2005, it is logical to analyze the need for the changes to be made, as well as further activities of the state in the process of euro-integration. Since EU membership requires a number of changes which the state should undertake, in this paper the provisions of the current Macedonian Constitution are analyzed, which are questionable and need revision, according to the principles of supremacy and the direct implementation of EU legislation in national legislation. Finally, I draw some conclusions and make some suggestions.

Analysis on European Future of Macedonia: The Greek Obstacles on the Name Issue

Macedonia as a candidate for admission to the European Union (EU) has difficulty in meeting the c... more Macedonia as a candidate for admission to the European Union (EU) has difficulty in meeting the criteria for membership, but also in solving problems that arise with the name of the country. In the framework of this paper will analyze international relations Macedonia - EU, in particular importance will be given to the impact that makes Greece from within as a member of the EU. Also, will analyze the decision of the International Court of Justice relating to compliance with the Interim Agreement between Greece and Macedonia, its potential impacts, and will analyze the opinions of citizens about this issue. At the end, conclusions and recommendations are issued in order to facilitate the path of Macedonia towards the EU.

Ethic standards for employers in the local administration units: Republic of Macedonia

The extensive research on public ethics in the local administration is more than necessary. This ... more The extensive research on public ethics in the local administration is more than necessary. This paper defines “public ethics” and implementation of it as a tool for exploring the effects of good governance in the improvement of services for the citizen's perspective. It identifies the basic values of and the challenges to the Macedonian Legal System in this area, and explains the key ethic aspects who should implement in practice. This article also analyses the importance of civil servant training and increase of ethic values in the realization process of their task-work, and fulfillment of vernacular needs and expectations of citizens. Generally, training and education has to do with civil servants, who increasingly have to teach how to exercise their job in accordance with ethical values. All this because the civil servants in RM does not have appropriate professional education, but, in the framework of the Agency for Civil Servants are taken activities in this area, which wi...

New Trends in Higher Education - the Case of Macedonia

Ten years after its independence (1991), besides other social changes Macedonia also changed the ... more Ten years after its independence (1991), besides other social changes Macedonia also changed the concept the educational system at all levels, in particular higher education. Apart the public education which accrued in the framework of public universities, in 2001 for the fi rst time was given legal opportunity for the opening of private universities while the educational policies had been orientated towards the Bologna Process. In this paper shall analyzed the current higher education policies related to the liberalization of the higher education, the legal possibilities for access to the higher education, as well the new trends and the challenges in this area. Also, will be carried out the empirical study, where students shall survey and would provide their judgments about the current situation in higher education in Macedonia.

Exceptions to the Principle of Free Movement of Workers in the European Community: the Case of Persons Infected with HIV/AIDS

The movement of workers in the years after the foundation of the European Community (EC) was as a... more The movement of workers in the years after the foundation of the European Community (EC) was as a result of the labor market needs, essentially in most developed countries in which there was a lack of specific profiles of occupation and skilled workers. Due to the fact that, every member state of EC discretionary regulates the issues relating to free movement of workers, working conditions and organization of working hours, it was inalienable the harmonization of rules at the EC level. Even today there are a large number of legal measures regarding the harmonization of legislation on free movement in the EC member states; however, they are sometimes interpreted differently by its member states, particularly those related to movement restrictions. Specifically, in the framework of realization of the right to free movement will also analyze the rules that exclude this right and states conduct against persons who violate the rules on free movement. As states, under the protection of pu...

Equitable Representation of Communities in Public Administration in Republic of Macedonia as One of the Copenhagen Political Criteria for EU Membership

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2014

Given that the Republic of Macedonia is a candidate country for membership since 2005, with a ten... more Given that the Republic of Macedonia is a candidate country for membership since 2005, with a tendency to join the European Union, in the framework of this paper will analyze the implementation of the Copenhagen political criteria. Through this paper I will address a political segment, which deals with the representation of the communities in Public Administration, because the topics in question usually promote various debates and policy assessments about the fulfillment of this criterion. The essence of this research has to do with an objective, outside political calculations, but is based on statistical analysis of institutions and official documents. Also, within the paper will analyze recent reports by the European Commission on the progress of Macedonia in the Euro-integration process, the part of the representation of the community.In this research, in addition to an analysis of official documents to represent the community, I made an analysis of interviews conducted with officialsresponsible for implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, the charge for the fair representation of communities in central government bodies the Republic of Macedonia. Not only that, but I will draw lessons and conclusions which will have the aim to provide a motivating effect on the implementation of the Copenhagen political criteria.

Competition between public and private universities: quality, prices and exams

Nº.: UC3M Working Paper. Economics 2004- …, 2004

The rapid growth of private higher education in response to high demand is a recent phenomenon in... more

Euro-Atlantic Integration of Macedonia and the Name Issue: Viewed from the Prism of Albanians

Relying on the fact that Macedonia since its independence has been faced with various challenges ... more Relying on the fact that Macedonia since its independence has been faced with various challenges in the path of Euro-Atlantic integration of the country, and as one of the main challenges still remains the name dispute resolution with Greece. In this regard, we notice that the political parties but especially the citizens do not have a common standpoint on this issue. In fact, the opposite extreme positions that have built communities on how to resolve the aforementioned dispute increase the gap between them. Precisely, in this paper dilemmas will be shown about the Euro-Atlantic future of Macedonia concerning the resolution of the dispute with the state name, seen from the standpoint of citizens. In particular, it will analyze the empirical data arising from the survey conducted with the citizens of the Albanian community in Macedonia, about their beliefs on the state name dispute resolution - as an obstacle to Euro-Atlantic integration of the country. I believe that the results of...

Problems of European Integration in Region: The Case of Macedonia

Western Balkan states are defined for a common future, which relates to their integration into th... more Western Balkan states are defined for a common future, which relates to their integration into the European Union (EU). In this paper, I will analyze the path of Macedonia to the EU, the problems and challenges faced in this regard. It will be raised dilemmas about the European future of Macedonia, which are closely related to the resolution of internal affairs (political and ethnic problems) as well as those inter-neighborhood (the problem with the name of the country and national identity). In particular, is realized an empirical analysis of the results arising from the survey conducted by the citizens in Macedonia, about their beliefs to resolve open issues and problems in the country's European integration path. Results from the survey suggest us for finding a broad consensus among domestic political actors (those in power and those in opposition), on contentious issues with neighboring countries, in order to avoid the additional obstacles in the country's Euro-integrati...

Derogation of Human Rights and Freedoms in RNM during the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19

SEEU Review, 2020

Considering that in times of state of emergency or civil emergency (such as the pandemic caused b... more Considering that in times of state of emergency or civil emergency (such as the pandemic caused by COVID 19), governments in many countries around the world have restricted human rights and freedoms through legally binding government decrees. These restrictive measures increasingly raise dilemmas about their effect and possible violations by the government of international norms guaranteeing human rights. The paper aims to analyze whether these restrictive measures set out in the decisions of the Government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia (RNM) are in compliance with the derogations allowed under the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms (ECHR) and the positive laws in power. In the framework of this paper is analyzed whether these measures have the sole purpose of protecting the health of citizens or not. The work is limited in terms of time (as long as the state of emergency lasted three months) and territory (government decrees with the force of law). Descriptive...

Harmonization of Legislation of a Candidate Country with EU Legislation: Insights from the Prism of the Citizens of Macedonia

Since the majority of the Western Balkan countries remain although they have expressed a willingn... more Since the majority of the Western Balkan countries remain although they have expressed a willingness to join the EU, it is considered necessary to examine the topic of harmonization of national legislation of these countries with the EU legislation. So while until now, to this problem is not devoted adequate attention in scientific circles, it is considered necessary to explain and analyze the theoretical aspect of the harmonization of the legislation of the candidate countries with EU legislation, while they also learned things fr survey was conducted with the citizens of Macedonia where they express their opinions on the harmonization of Macedonian legislation and government policies related to Euro hope that in the future this work will encourage research and other activities related to government policy on the harmonization of national legislation with EU legislation.

Structural and Non-Structural Obstacles in the Process of Recognition of Independence of Kosovo: 2008-2021

Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 2023

The process of recognition of Kosovo has continuously declined since the Declaration of Independe... more The process of recognition of Kosovo has continuously declined since the Declaration of Independence until 2021, the period covered in this paper. This process is characterized by external structural obstacles, as well as internal non-structural ones. Applying the content analysis method and semi-structured interviews, the paper emphasized that the main structural obstacle was the inability to accept the Ahtisaari Plan from the UN as a compromise choice. On the other hand, the non-recognition of the state of Kosovo by Serbia (supported by Russia) resulted in the division of the states into two large groups:-pro‖ and-contra‖ recognition. Meanwhile, due to these extreme divisions, a third group of states sees the recognition of Kosovo as an opportunity to solve the previous obstacles. Thus, Serbia has established clear schemes to hinder the development of the process, first by sending the case of Kosovo to the ICJ and later by presenting the Kosovo-Serbia negotiation as status negotiations. Meanwhile, the internal political instability in Kosovo and the wrong political approach towards potentially recognizing states are evident as nonstructural obstacles in achieving new recognition.

Evaluation of Public Administration Reforms in North Macedonia from the Perspective of European Commission’s Annual Progress Reports

Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava

Public administration of the Republic of North Macedonia is constantly under evaluation in the An... more Public administration of the Republic of North Macedonia is constantly under evaluation in the Annual Progress Reports prepared by the European Commission. The main recommendations from the European Commission refer to the systematic change of laws, but there is no argument as to how these changes will contribute to the elimination of fundamental problems. Although a considerable number of laws have been ammended and accepted under the motto of reforms, all of them lack the result, which is the creation of a public administration that is able to satisfy the needs of a democratic country. This paper analyzes all the European Commission’s Annual Progress Reports of the 2005-2021 period and their recommendations. The finding is that there are repetitions of the same shortcomings in almost all Annual Progress Reports. This leads to the conclusion that the reforms are unsuccessful – they are misused either for political needs, or are applied selectively. The support of the political oppo...

Rule of Law in Republic of Macedonia Over the Last Decade: Evaluated by International Authorities

Balkan Social Science Review

Eu Enlargement: Current Eu Candidates and Prospects for Future Enlargement

European Union (EU) since its foundation until today has proven that is a regional international ... more European Union (EU) since its foundation until today has proven that is a regional international organization in the above expansion, from 6 to 28 members and is still continuing to expand. Since the expansion is one of the important policies, and placed high on the agenda of EU activities, I think it is important that should be analyzed this problem with scientific attention for two main reasons: first, the expansion of the EU led to many European countries with a communist past to be transformed into democratic societies and free market economies; second, enlargement has improved respect for democracy, rule of law, stability and security across Europe. The purpose of this paper is to analyze enlargement process, conditionality, and "the Copenhagen criteria", related to the EU enlargement. It will also describe the situation in the candidate countries for EU membership and potential candidates, their perspectives and political circumstances that hinder their EU membership. Finally, a survey was conducted with Macedonian citizens about their country's prospects in the EU accession process, where their beliefs are analyzed and conclusions are drawn on the possible expansion of the EU towards their country.

European Integration-Realities and Perspectives 2014 The Transfer of State Sovereignty: Analysis of Constitutional Change in Macedonia during the EU Accession Process

This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result... more This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result of their accession to the European Union (EU), according to the rules for admission. Each country has to decide for itself how to identify or create a constitutional basis for membership, limiting its own sovereignty by authorizing the application of sources of EU law within its own legal system. This means the overall preparation for accession and membership, i.e. a provision permitting the transfer of sovereign powers to the EU. So while Macedonia has been a candidate-country for EU membership since 2005, it is logical to analyze the need for the changes to be made, as well as further activities of the state in the process of euro-integration. Since EU membership requires a number of changes which the state should undertake, in this paper the provisions of the current Macedonian Constitution are analyzed, which are questionable and need revision, according to the principles of suprema...

European Union Integration of Macedonia: Negotiation for Membership

�Abstract � Although the Republic of Macedonia since 2005 is a candidate country for membership i... more �Abstract � Although the Republic of Macedonia since 2005 is a candidate country for membership in the European Union (EU), it is important that, through this paper to analyze the circumstances of the start of negotiation and the process of negotiations to be held with the EU. In this paper, I will explain institutional path and development process of the negotiations, as well as platforms for negotiations. In the end will be carried out a survey of citizens for their beliefs about the government's negotiating capacity; the time frame for the negotiations; the impact of open issues with neighboring countries; as well as the opportunity for full membership in the EU. At the end, conclusions and recommendations are issued in order to facilitate the negotiation process for membership in the EU.

Innovations and Changes Brought by the Lisbon Treaty: The Social Aspect

The Lisbon Treaty is an attempt to overcome the difficulties faced in the functioning of previous... more The Lisbon Treaty is an attempt to overcome the difficulties faced in the functioning of previous treaties of the European Union. It aims, through its provisions, at offering better opportunities for action including the social scope, but the inter-governmental nature of decision-making continues to prevail. This paper focuses on provisions for social policy in the Lisbon Treaty and important changes that deal with reforms in this field. More concretely, the objective of this paper is to emphasize the most important social aspects of the Treaty in question. Social policy has been qualified as a common competence of the EU and member states (article 4b). The EU has to undertake measures to assure the coordination of employment policies of member states and to initiate the coordination of social policies of member states. This paper analyzes the provisions that deal with employment, social dialog, consultations between employees and employers, child protection, as well as other segmen...

The Social Care System and Financial Implications for Children Without Parental Care in North Macedonia

Proceedings of the 49th International Academic Conference, Dubrovnik, 2019

Since children are an important part of any society, there should be no lack of institutions, mec... more Since children are an important part of any society, there should be no lack of institutions, mechanisms and activities responsible for building public policies for children without parental care. Positive laws in the North Macedonia have also included some of the international standards (reflected in relevant international conventions); and there is also a care system for children without parents; while there are also missing "symbolic" budgetary tools foreseen to develop activities in this area. However, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, as well as other transition countries, continues to have problems in sound structuring of social policies in general and in particular faces difficulties with the care of children without parents. This study aims through the analysis of official data to highlight the problems faced by children without parental care; the level of realization of children's rights in the respective institutions; and make recommendations regarding the improvement of the social care system. Through an analysis of the fundamental problems faced by relevant institutions in the practical implementation of social services for children without parental care, I claim to encourage improvements in government policies for sound institutional, professional and financial support for a worthy human parental care treatment; as well as to provide the reader and the academic community with information on the current state of play in this sector of social care. In this paper, statistical data have been analyzed by the State Statistical Office and interviews were conducted with the authorities of the institutions responsible for the care of children without parents. The methodology used in this study is: review of data from reports-statistics, documents, strategies, budget, positive laws review, and interviews with officials in the framework of care institutions. It is concluded that current policies are not suitable for the proper treatment of children without parents, therefore a more proactive and inclusive approach is required from relevant political and institutional actors in this area.

Analysis of Progress-Reports of the European Commission on Pension System of the Republic of Macedonia: Challenges and Prospects

4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2017, MODERN SCIENCE, 2017

The Transfer of State Sovereignty: Analysis of Constitutional Change in Macedonia during the EU Accession Process

Eirp Proceedings, Apr 22, 2014

This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result... more This paper will focus on the need for constitutional changes, and what states must do as a result of their accession to the European Union (EU), according to the rules for admission. Each country has to decide for itself how to identify or create a constitutional basis for membership, limiting its own sovereignty by authorizing the application of sources of EU law within its own legal system. This means the overall preparation for accession and membership, i.e. a provision permitting the transfer of sovereign powers to the EU. So while Macedonia has been a candidate-country for EU membership since 2005, it is logical to analyze the need for the changes to be made, as well as further activities of the state in the process of euro-integration. Since EU membership requires a number of changes which the state should undertake, in this paper the provisions of the current Macedonian Constitution are analyzed, which are questionable and need revision, according to the principles of supremacy and the direct implementation of EU legislation in national legislation. Finally, I draw some conclusions and make some suggestions.

Analysis on European Future of Macedonia: The Greek Obstacles on the Name Issue

Macedonia as a candidate for admission to the European Union (EU) has difficulty in meeting the c... more Macedonia as a candidate for admission to the European Union (EU) has difficulty in meeting the criteria for membership, but also in solving problems that arise with the name of the country. In the framework of this paper will analyze international relations Macedonia - EU, in particular importance will be given to the impact that makes Greece from within as a member of the EU. Also, will analyze the decision of the International Court of Justice relating to compliance with the Interim Agreement between Greece and Macedonia, its potential impacts, and will analyze the opinions of citizens about this issue. At the end, conclusions and recommendations are issued in order to facilitate the path of Macedonia towards the EU.

Ethic standards for employers in the local administration units: Republic of Macedonia

The extensive research on public ethics in the local administration is more than necessary. This ... more The extensive research on public ethics in the local administration is more than necessary. This paper defines “public ethics” and implementation of it as a tool for exploring the effects of good governance in the improvement of services for the citizen's perspective. It identifies the basic values of and the challenges to the Macedonian Legal System in this area, and explains the key ethic aspects who should implement in practice. This article also analyses the importance of civil servant training and increase of ethic values in the realization process of their task-work, and fulfillment of vernacular needs and expectations of citizens. Generally, training and education has to do with civil servants, who increasingly have to teach how to exercise their job in accordance with ethical values. All this because the civil servants in RM does not have appropriate professional education, but, in the framework of the Agency for Civil Servants are taken activities in this area, which wi...

New Trends in Higher Education - the Case of Macedonia

Ten years after its independence (1991), besides other social changes Macedonia also changed the ... more Ten years after its independence (1991), besides other social changes Macedonia also changed the concept the educational system at all levels, in particular higher education. Apart the public education which accrued in the framework of public universities, in 2001 for the fi rst time was given legal opportunity for the opening of private universities while the educational policies had been orientated towards the Bologna Process. In this paper shall analyzed the current higher education policies related to the liberalization of the higher education, the legal possibilities for access to the higher education, as well the new trends and the challenges in this area. Also, will be carried out the empirical study, where students shall survey and would provide their judgments about the current situation in higher education in Macedonia.

Exceptions to the Principle of Free Movement of Workers in the European Community: the Case of Persons Infected with HIV/AIDS

The movement of workers in the years after the foundation of the European Community (EC) was as a... more The movement of workers in the years after the foundation of the European Community (EC) was as a result of the labor market needs, essentially in most developed countries in which there was a lack of specific profiles of occupation and skilled workers. Due to the fact that, every member state of EC discretionary regulates the issues relating to free movement of workers, working conditions and organization of working hours, it was inalienable the harmonization of rules at the EC level. Even today there are a large number of legal measures regarding the harmonization of legislation on free movement in the EC member states; however, they are sometimes interpreted differently by its member states, particularly those related to movement restrictions. Specifically, in the framework of realization of the right to free movement will also analyze the rules that exclude this right and states conduct against persons who violate the rules on free movement. As states, under the protection of pu...

Equitable Representation of Communities in Public Administration in Republic of Macedonia as One of the Copenhagen Political Criteria for EU Membership

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2014

Given that the Republic of Macedonia is a candidate country for membership since 2005, with a ten... more Given that the Republic of Macedonia is a candidate country for membership since 2005, with a tendency to join the European Union, in the framework of this paper will analyze the implementation of the Copenhagen political criteria. Through this paper I will address a political segment, which deals with the representation of the communities in Public Administration, because the topics in question usually promote various debates and policy assessments about the fulfillment of this criterion. The essence of this research has to do with an objective, outside political calculations, but is based on statistical analysis of institutions and official documents. Also, within the paper will analyze recent reports by the European Commission on the progress of Macedonia in the Euro-integration process, the part of the representation of the community.In this research, in addition to an analysis of official documents to represent the community, I made an analysis of interviews conducted with officialsresponsible for implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, the charge for the fair representation of communities in central government bodies the Republic of Macedonia. Not only that, but I will draw lessons and conclusions which will have the aim to provide a motivating effect on the implementation of the Copenhagen political criteria.

Competition between public and private universities: quality, prices and exams

Nº.: UC3M Working Paper. Economics 2004- …, 2004

The rapid growth of private higher education in response to high demand is a recent phenomenon in... more

Euro-Atlantic Integration of Macedonia and the Name Issue: Viewed from the Prism of Albanians

Relying on the fact that Macedonia since its independence has been faced with various challenges ... more Relying on the fact that Macedonia since its independence has been faced with various challenges in the path of Euro-Atlantic integration of the country, and as one of the main challenges still remains the name dispute resolution with Greece. In this regard, we notice that the political parties but especially the citizens do not have a common standpoint on this issue. In fact, the opposite extreme positions that have built communities on how to resolve the aforementioned dispute increase the gap between them. Precisely, in this paper dilemmas will be shown about the Euro-Atlantic future of Macedonia concerning the resolution of the dispute with the state name, seen from the standpoint of citizens. In particular, it will analyze the empirical data arising from the survey conducted with the citizens of the Albanian community in Macedonia, about their beliefs on the state name dispute resolution - as an obstacle to Euro-Atlantic integration of the country. I believe that the results of...

Problems of European Integration in Region: The Case of Macedonia

Western Balkan states are defined for a common future, which relates to their integration into th... more Western Balkan states are defined for a common future, which relates to their integration into the European Union (EU). In this paper, I will analyze the path of Macedonia to the EU, the problems and challenges faced in this regard. It will be raised dilemmas about the European future of Macedonia, which are closely related to the resolution of internal affairs (political and ethnic problems) as well as those inter-neighborhood (the problem with the name of the country and national identity). In particular, is realized an empirical analysis of the results arising from the survey conducted by the citizens in Macedonia, about their beliefs to resolve open issues and problems in the country's European integration path. Results from the survey suggest us for finding a broad consensus among domestic political actors (those in power and those in opposition), on contentious issues with neighboring countries, in order to avoid the additional obstacles in the country's Euro-integrati...

Derogation of Human Rights and Freedoms in RNM during the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19

SEEU Review, 2020

Considering that in times of state of emergency or civil emergency (such as the pandemic caused b... more Considering that in times of state of emergency or civil emergency (such as the pandemic caused by COVID 19), governments in many countries around the world have restricted human rights and freedoms through legally binding government decrees. These restrictive measures increasingly raise dilemmas about their effect and possible violations by the government of international norms guaranteeing human rights. The paper aims to analyze whether these restrictive measures set out in the decisions of the Government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia (RNM) are in compliance with the derogations allowed under the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms (ECHR) and the positive laws in power. In the framework of this paper is analyzed whether these measures have the sole purpose of protecting the health of citizens or not. The work is limited in terms of time (as long as the state of emergency lasted three months) and territory (government decrees with the force of law). Descriptive...

Harmonization of Legislation of a Candidate Country with EU Legislation: Insights from the Prism of the Citizens of Macedonia

Since the majority of the Western Balkan countries remain although they have expressed a willingn... more Since the majority of the Western Balkan countries remain although they have expressed a willingness to join the EU, it is considered necessary to examine the topic of harmonization of national legislation of these countries with the EU legislation. So while until now, to this problem is not devoted adequate attention in scientific circles, it is considered necessary to explain and analyze the theoretical aspect of the harmonization of the legislation of the candidate countries with EU legislation, while they also learned things fr survey was conducted with the citizens of Macedonia where they express their opinions on the harmonization of Macedonian legislation and government policies related to Euro hope that in the future this work will encourage research and other activities related to government policy on the harmonization of national legislation with EU legislation.