DECLARATION – PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON “THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTS IN THE BERLIN PROCESS”
DECLARATION – PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON “THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTS IN THE BERLIN PROCESS”
Investment Screening and Economic Security discussed in Prague, Czech Republic
Members of the Government Working group on Foreign Direct Investments Screening Mechanism (FDISM), together with representatives from the Institute for Democracy (IDSCS) are attending the Regional Workshop on Developing Effective Investment Screening Mechanisms in the Western Balkans and the 2023 CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS 23) titled ‘Investment Screening and Economic Security’ happening from 10-13 […]
Open questions about publicly funded election advertising
There are weaknesses in the regulation that are a potential risk for abuse and corruption, related to state advertising and paid political advertising in the media. For this purpose, the Institute for Democracy organized an event where the dangers of state and paid political advertising were discussed with a reference to the current legal measures […]
THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTS OF THE WESTERN BALKANS IN THE BERLIN PROCESS, TOPIC OF THE EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH MACEDONIA
On September 12 and 13, the Institute for Democracy hosted the regional event “Enhancing Berlin Process through Parliamentary Diplomacy” in which Members of Parliaments (MPs) and parliamentary staff from the Parliaments of the Western Balkans (WB), the German Bundestag and the European Parliament participated. The purpose of the event is to bring the Berlin Process […]
The progress of the Parliament in implementing GRECO’s recommendations
The Parliament plays the central role in the fight against corruption. The MPs adopt laws, elect the leadership, decide on the budget and supervise the work of the anti-corruption institutions. Hence, for the fight against corruption it is especially important to implement standards and mechanisms for preventing corruption and building the integrity of the MPs. […]
A Blueprint For Accelerated Integration And Phasing-In
This analysis scrutinizes the mechanism of ‘phasing-in’ through the lenses of both policy and institutional dimensions. Explore the nuanced “fundamentals first” approach to policy phasing-in, assessing prospects for Western Balkans nations within EU rule of law frameworks and the Single Market. Additionally, the brief addresses institutional phasing-in, emphasizing potential avenues for heightened involvement in decentralized […]
The Integrity of decision-making: systemic omissions in the Bechtel Enka case
The Institute for Democracy organized an event that focused on systemic failures related to the construction of the highways of corridors 8 and 10d by the consortium Bechtel and Enka. At the event, it was established that the entire procedure lacks detailed and in-depth checks of the entities that compete for public tenders. Such checks […]
Think Balkans final event “The new reality. The Russian War on Ukraine and the Western Balkans” organized in Podgorica, Montenegro
Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje (IDSCS), in cooperation with Politikon Network on the 6 of September 2023 in Podgorica organized the panel discussion “The new reality. The Russian War on Ukraine and the Western Balkans” as part of the “Enhancing Think Balkans – knowledge hub for Western Balkans EU integration and regional cooperation” project. […]
The New Reality: The Russian war on Ukraine and the Western Balkans EU Accession Process
Almost 20 years after the initial promise of EU membership for the Western Balkans, the region has been stuck in an accession tunnel with no light at the end. However, at the beginning of 2022, the horror of a new war in Europe has transformed the vision of EU enlargement from a forgotten, bureaucratic stabilizing […]