Documents: With tag Roma

 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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 priracnik za reintegracija

  •  15 November 2017
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Information

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

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

 Roma in the Visa - Free Regime

  •  01 March 2017
  •  European Policy Institute - Skopje
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Policy document

 Analysis: Availability and Access to Free Legal Aid for the Asylum Seekers in Republic of Macedonia

  •  13 July 2016
  •  Macedonian Young Lawyers Association
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Analysis

 Roma Activists on Informed and Efficient Roma Integration Policies

  •  17 April 2016
  •  Foundation Open Society Macedonia
  •  National
  •  Non-governmental organization
  •  Policy document

Policy briefs on reintegration of returnees, access to education and health care

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 Social Care Programme for 2016

  •  08 January 2016
  •  Government of the Republic of Macedonia
  •  National
  •  Official
  •  Strategy / Programme
Key documents
  • European Commission Screening report for the Republic of Croatia
  • The Treaty on European Union
  • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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