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Republic of Macedonia: Adoption of the EU norms-Inertia in limbo
33 pages, pdf
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Republic of Macedonia: Adoption of the EU norms-Inertia in limbo
Publisher: European Policy Institute (EPI), Macedonia
Date: February 2012
Volume: 33 pages, pdf
Description
The subject of the analysis is this year's revision of the National Programme for Adoption of the Acquis as an indicator for Macedonia's approach in the adoption of EU norms. The results show that lacking a clear membership perspective, especially after the Greek blockade for accession negotiations, the leverage of the EU is low and the transfer of its norms slowed down significantly. Convergence with EU norms is achieved only on issues identified as government political preferences.
The Accession dialogue – a “new” tool of the European Commission to maintain the recommendation for membership, relates to political and economic criteria. Focus is expected on key issues of democracy and the rule of law - judicial reform, public administration reform, fight against corruption, elections, media freedom, and a functioning market economy.