Publications

North Macedonia at a Glance

Publication on North Macedonia

You can read everything you need to know about North Macedonia today in “North Macedonia at a Glance”. From historical turning points to how the political system works: this publication covers numerous aspects of everyday life, including economy, education, foreign policy, culture and the arts, tradition, gastronomy, and many other topics.

Perceptions on the position of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric

believers trust, relations with the State, the road to Autocephaly

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Political Research - Skopje and the Internet portal "Religija.mk" are continuing the project to monitor citizens' perception of religion and its role in multicultural societies.

Die Zukunft der Erweiterungspolitik und die transatlantische Partnerschaft

Westbalkan Botschafterkonferenz in Berlin

Unter strengen Hygienevorschriften fand am 7. September in Berlin im Rahmen der deutschen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft die 5. Westbalkan-Botschafterkonferenz der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung statt.

The Republic of North Macedonia’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections Handbook

Second updated edition

A tradition since 2013, every election year, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's (KAS) Skopje office and the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" Skopje (IDSCS) prepare an election handbook.

Alte, neue Regierung in Nordmazedonien

Zoran Zaev erneut als Ministerpräsident gewählt

Am späten Abend des 19. August meldeten die Parteispitzen von SDSM (Sozialdemokratische Liga Mazedoniens) und DUI (Demokratische Union für Integration) ihre Zustimmung zum Koalitionsvertrag, den die Parteivorsitzenden Zoran Zaev und Ali Ahmeti ausgehandelt hatten. Sie veröffentlichten auch eine Liste der von ihnen nominierten Ministerinnen und Minister. Am 30.08. schließlich wurde die neue Regierung vom Parlament mit 62 Stimmen bestätigt – 51 Abgeordnete stimmten dagegen. Die neue Regierung Nordmazedoniens zählt 19 Minister - sieben weniger als in der Vorgängerregierung, die ebenfalls aus SDSM und DUI bestanden hatte. In Schlüsselressorts gibt es personelle Kontinuitäten.

Infographic: Accession negotiations of the EU with North Macedonia (new outlook)

As North Macedonia (and Albania) are waiting to start accession talks with the 🇪🇺EU, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and IDCSC have visualized this complex process for you.

CHALLENGES FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE HIGH-SCHOOLS DURING COVID-19

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the Association LEAD conducted a full-scale national research with the aim to identify how distance learning concepts were implemented in the secondary high-school system.

Use of Religion in Political Campaigns

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Political Research - Skopje and the Internet portal "Religija.mk" are continuing the project to monitor citizens' perception of religion and its role in multicultural societies.

Civil society organisations and North Macedonia’s European integration

Towards strategic participation and transparent accession negotiations

15 years after being awarded candidate status and following 10 recommendations of the European Commission, North Macedonia finally starts the accession negotiations, the successful completion of which will pave the way towards membership in the European Union.

Early elections in North Macedonia

EPP sister party VMRO-DPMNE loses to Social Democratic electoral alliance after tight race

After an uncertain nip and tuck race with the VMRO-DPMNE, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) declared victory at the early parliamentary elections 2020. The SDSM-led electoral alliance "We Can" gained 35,89 per cent of the votes, or 46 seats in the Assembly, while VMRO-DPMNE's electoral alliance "Renewal of Macedonia" attained 34,57 per cent or 44 seats. These results, published by the State Election Commission, are still unofficial.