Researcher and public policy expert specialising in European integration and enlargement, international relations, foreign and security policy, democratic governance, and strategic foresight. His work combines more than 25 years of experience in government, diplomacy, independent research, and international organisations.
Andreja Stojkovski is the Executive Director and Senior Researcher at PRESPA Institute, an independent think tank based in Skopje, North Macedonia. A researcher and public policy expert with more than 25 years of professional experience, his work focuses on European integration and enlargement, international relations, foreign and security policy, democratic governance, regional cooperation, and strategic foresight.
At PRESPA Institute, he leads the development and implementation of research programmes examining North Macedonia’s political and institutional development, its European and international integration, and the broader transformations shaping Southeast Europe. His work combines policy research, strategic assessment, institutional analysis, and evidence-based approaches to understanding political developments and their implications for public policy. He has contributed to research and publications addressing European integration, democratic transformation, foreign policy, international influence, and the relationship between domestic political developments and the changing European geopolitical environment.
His professional background combines independent research with extensive experience in government, diplomacy, international organisations, and civil society. Before establishing PRESPA Institute in 2019, he served as Deputy Chief Technical Negotiator for North Macedonia accession to the European Union, contributing to national preparations for accession negotiations, institutional alignment with the EU acquis, and cooperation with European institutions and Member States.
Earlier in his career, he worked at the General Secretariat of the Government, focusing on European integration, legislative approximation, public administration reform, and international assistance, and served at the Embassy of North Macedonia in Madrid. Between 2007 and 2018, he held senior research and management responsibilities at EUROTHINK – Centre for European Strategies, contributing to research and policy initiatives on EU enlargement, democratic governance, Europeanisation, and regional cooperation. He also taught European affairs at University American College Skopje.
In 2023, Stojkovski served as Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Civil Society, contributing to dialogue and cooperation between the OSCE, civil society organisations, and participating States. His international policy engagement includes participation in the OSCE Expert Network and its Core Group. He has also served on the Permanent Strategic Council on Foreign Policy of North Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government’s Council for Cooperation with Civil Society, and the MK@NATO Project Board.
His international professional development includes participation in the Open World programme of the Congressional Office for International Leadership in the United States and the Fellowship Programme of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). He maintains professional engagement with European and transatlantic research communities and international policy networks.
Stojkovski is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Macedonia in Greece. His doctoral research examines European Union enlargement in the context of transatlantic relations, foreign policy objectives, democratic transition, and geopolitical change, exploring the evolving strategic purposes and political consequences of enlargement. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and a Masters Degree in European Union Law from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
He is the author, co-author, or editor of numerous research reports, policy studies, and analyses addressing European integration, democratic governance, international relations, and institutional transformation. His research interests include the geopolitical dimensions of EU enlargement, the interaction between domestic reforms and international conditionality, foreign policy decision-making, and the use of strategic foresight in public policy.
Alongside his professional and academic activities, he serves as an International Director of Lions Clubs International for the 2026–2028 term.
He is fluent in Macedonian, English, and Spanish.
Andreja Stojkovski is one of the founders of PRESPA Institute, and has been its Executive Director, since February 2020.