Documents: With tag Roma

 Shadow Report on Chapter 23 for the period between April 2019 and March 2020

  •  26 May 2020
  •  Iva Conevska, Ismail Kamberi
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Report

This Shadow Report streamlines in a coherent unity all findings, conclusions and recommendations deriving from monitoring the areas covered by Chapter 23 -Judiciary and Fundamental Rights. This is the fifth Shadow Report published by the European Policy Institute-Skopje (EPI) while taking into consideration the comments and opinions of the 23 Network members. The previous four Shadow Reports cover the period from October 2014 to July 2015, then the period from July 2015 to April 2016, the period from May 2016 to January 2018 and the period from June 2018 to March 2019.

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 Challenges facing Roma during the crisis caused by COVID-19

  •  22 May 2020
  •  Ismail Kamberi
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Policy document

For the first time in the country’s history, on March 18, the first decision ever was taken to declare a state of emergency throughout the country. In this state, the Government could enact decrees with legal force. The second decision was made on April 17. Although decrees were aimed at preserving the health of citizens, they (in) directly negatively affected the economy, and thus harmed the quality of life of citizens, and undermined the satisfaction of existential needs of the most vulnerable categories. Some of the most vulnerable categories are the citizens of the Roma ethnic community, still facing discrimination, poverty and exclusion. The consequences of COVID-19 particularly have affected the most disadvantaged people that depend on daily earnings in the informal economy, who live in substandard conditions and who have not been provided with the means to live a dignified life. In this short overview, we analyze the consequences of COVID-19 until May 2020, regarding the Roma

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 Between action and inaction – reforms in chapter 23

  •  16 April 2018
  •  European Policy Institute-Skopje and Helsinki Committee for the Human Rights
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Report

This policy brief summarises the main findings and recommendations from the Shadow Report on Chapter 23 for the period from May 2016 to January 2018 prepared by the European Policy Institute-Skopje and the Helsinki Committee for the Human Rights. The reporting includes three distinct periods: - period prior to the early parliamentary elections on 11 December 2016, - transition period after the elections and before the formation of the new Government on 31 May 2017 and - period from the election of the new Government by the end of January 2018. The report presents the key developments in the analysed period and provides policy recommendations in each of the areas of Chapter 23. For a detailed analysis of all areas please see the Shadow Report.

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 Shadow Report on Chapter 23: May 2016 - January 2018

  •  30 March 2018
  •  Network 23
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Report

Project “Network 23+” implemented by the European Policy Institute-Skopje and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights aims at providing structured contribution of the civil society in monitoring and assessing the policies included in Chapter 23 of the EU Acquis – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights. This report unifies all the findings, conclusions and recommendations that resulted from the monitoring of the areas structured in Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights into a single coherent entirety. In fact, this is the third Shadow Report published by “Network 23”. The previous two cover the periods of October 2014-July 2015 and July 2015-April 2016. This report encompasses the period between the beginning of May 2016 and the end of January 2018. The report’s period has been extended in order to correspond to the new cycle of European Commission reports, which are to be released in April.

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 Report: The challenges faced by the Roma returnees in Macedonia

  •  16 January 2018
  •  EPI - Skopje and NVO KHAM
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Report

This report on the research into the reintegration of the Roma returnees in Macedonia was prepared within the project “Promoting Sustainable Reintegration of the Roma Returnees in Macedonia”, conducted by the European Policy Institute (EPI), in collaboration with the Non-governmental Organization KHAM. The main goal of the project is to propose and advocate for policies enabling the reintegration of Roma returnees in Macedonia.

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 Monitoring brief on Chapter 23 - Judiciary and Fundamental rights for July 2017

  •  14 August 2017
  •  Network 23
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Report

 Challenges for returnee reintegration in Macedonia in accordance to the agreements for reintegration

  •  10 July 2017
  •  Analytica
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Analysis

 Roma at Macedonian borders

  •  20 March 2017
  •  European Policy Institute - Skopje
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Analysis

 Assesment: Effective Roma integration measures in the Member States 2016

  •  13 March 2017
  •  European Commission
  •  EU
  •  Official
  •  Analysis

Assessing the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies and the Council Recommendation on Effective Roma integration measures in the Member States - 2016 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

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 Baseline Study for Roma Housing in the Municipality of Chair

  •  10 March 2017
  •  Habitat for Humanity - Macedonia
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Analysis
Key documents
  • Council conclusions on enlargement and stabilisation and association process
  • European Commission Screening report for the Republic of Croatia
  • European Commission: Urgent Reform Priorities for the Republic of Macedonia
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