The Cost of Standing Still – North Macedonia and the 2026 Enlargement Package

The European Commission’s 2026 Enlargement Package shows that the EU accession process is moving ahead—but at very different speeds. Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine received indicative roadmaps for the next stages of negotiations. North Macedonia remains at the threshold of its first negotiating cluster, with the constitutional amendments still a condition for the next formal […]

REFORM AGENDA UNDER SCRUTINY: Second Ex Post Monitoring Report – July 2026

Two years into the implementation of the Reform Agenda 2024–2027 and approximately 18 months before the end of its implementation period, the CARGrow Second Ex-Post Monitoring Report takes stock of where North Macedonia actually stands: which reforms have been completed, which remain in progress, and where delays are already creating a tangible risk for access […]

CARGrow Talks Season 2 Episode 6

Welcome to CARGrow 2.0 – How Reforms Really Work . This is the sixth episode of the second season of the podcast series on the Growth Plan and the Reform Agenda. The series is part of the Citizens’ Alliance for Reform and Growth project implemented by the PRESPA Institute with financial support from the Department […]

CARGrow Talks Season 2 Episode 5

Welcome to CARGrow 2.0 – How Reforms Really Work . This is the fifth episode of the second season of the podcast series on the Growth Plan and the Reform Agenda. The series is part of the Citizens’ Alliance for Reform and Growth project implemented by the PRESPA Institute with financial support from the Department […]

CARGrow Talks Season 2 Episode 4

Welcome to CARGrow 2.0 – How Reforms Really Work . This is the fourth episode of the second season of the podcast series on the Growth Plan and the Reform Agenda. The series is part of the Citizens’ Alliance for Reform and Growth project implemented by the PRESPA Institute with financial support from the Department […]

CARGrow Talks Season 2 Episode 3

Welcome to CARGrow 2.0 – How Reforms Really Work . This is the third episode of the second season of the podcast series on the Growth Plan and the Reform Agenda. The series is part of the Citizens’ Alliance for Reform and Growth project implemented by the PRESPA Institute with financial support from the Department […]

CARGrow Talks Season 2 Episode 2

Welcome to CARGrow 2.0 – How Reforms Really Work . This is the second episode of the second season of the podcast series on the Growth Plan and the Reform Agenda. The series is part of the Citizens’ Alliance for Reform and Growth project implemented by the PRESPA Institute with financial support from the Department […]

CARGrow Talks Season 2 Episode 1

Welcome to CARGrow 2.0 – How Reforms Really Work . This is the first episode of the second season of the podcast series on the Growth Plan and the Reform Agenda. The series is part of the Citizens’ Alliance for Reform and Growth project implemented by the PRESPA Institute with financial support from the Department […]

Julijana Brsakoska-Bazerkoska

Senior Research Fellow and Thematic and Programme Lead for the EU Integration and Reforms Observatory and Intelligence

РЕФОРМСКАТА АГЕНДА ПОД ЛУПА: Втор Ex Ante краток извештај – Јуни 2026

Публикацијата „Реформската агенда под лупа: Втор ex-ante краток извештај“ содржи систематски преглед и анализа на реформските чекори од Реформската агенда 2024–2027 на Владата на Северна Македонија, со посебен фокус на мерките со рок до јуни 2026 година и нивната поврзаност со исплатата на средствата во рамки на Планот за раст на Европската Унија. Извештајот ги идентификува клучните […]