The aim of this paper is to incite a discussion between the Macedonian government and civil society over the model of inclusion of civil society in the accession talks. The main points for discussion are inspired by the analysis that this paper herewith presents. It relies on secondary data analysis and semi-structured interviews with civil

society representatives and elaborates the models of inclusion of CSOs in the accession negotiations of Serbia and Montenegro – two Western Balkan countries currently negotiating with the EU.