Analysis of Macedonian foreign policy strategies
The guest in this edition of Labyrinth is the diplomat and member of the Council of Ambassadors, Muhammad Halili. We discuss many topics related to the new Government and their future steps related to the future of Macedonia.
Ambassador Halili interprets the election of this Government as a good event for democracy. We also discussed the use of the constitutional name, relations with our neighbors over the years and the state of compliance with applicable international agreements. We have done a good analysis of regional and global trends and how we should position ourselves in relation to them. Watch the full interview.
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After Albania resolved its bilateral disputes, the fight against corruption is the last step towards the EU
The arrest of the ex-President Meta, the migrant camps and the EU path of Albania in the focus of this Labyrinth.
Albania started a fierce fight against corruption - this is how Albanian citizens see the arrest of the former President, Ilir Meta. With colleague Arber Hitaj from Report TV from Tirana, we discuss the arrest and trust in the Special Prosecutor's Office. Topics of conversation were the migrant camp, as well as European integration, that is, the unblocked road for Albania and the Balkan tour of the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, which started right from Tirana.
After Tirana, Von der Leyen visited Skopje. From the Government, she assured the citizens that expansion remains the focus of the European agenda. Neither the President Von der Leyen, nor Prime Minister Mickoski gave a concrete answer to the question of whether the proposal for delayed implementation of the possible constitutional amendments is acceptable to the EU.
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Kalach: It is unlikely that Netanyahu will be arrested
Legal analysis of the decision of the International Criminal Court and the proceedings in front of the Macedonian courts.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders. What this means, who would arrest Netanyahu, and where he is safe from criminal prosecution, we talk to lawyer Yasmin Kalach. Kalach does not believe that the Israeli prime minister would travel to countries that are signatories to the Rome Statute to avoid being detained. Israel's argument that this decision equates both sides is untenable, the lawyer believes, and says that the court made such a decision because it is not selective. Meanwhile, Spain, Ireland and Norway have recognized the Palestinian state.
We also discussed the two legal processes currently underway in Macedonia: the detention of Supreme Judge Georgiev for taking a bribe, as well as the extradition of the double murder suspect Palco and the start of his trial. Watch the full analysis.
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The challenges before the European Union in the post-covid era
Analysis of the developments in Europe in the face of military conflicts, economic problems and social post-covid consolidation.
The Ervopeum forum, which was organized by the Institute for European Politics, gave an overview of the current situation with the mechanisms for the rule of law in the EU and the mechanism for the growth of the union, within which the progress of many aspirants on the way to the EU was considered when it comes to governance of law.
Such events have for the overall promotion of the reforms that even more candidates can undertake before the membership, making the forces candidates for implementing reforms with the aim of Europeanizing the social-institutional environment in these countries.
The road to the Union is paved with the successfully implemented reform, but is Macedonia on the road to the EU?
Can Macedonia defeat corruption, which is the main problem of the state when it comes to Europeanization?
How to free the judiciary from the chain of political and business entrapment - Laws are in powers, but how are they implemented?
Watch the new edition of Labyrinth and find out what's next in the battle for EU membership, where Macedonia is on the map and will the right path to integration emerge? Our guest in this issue is Beba Žagar from the Institute for European Politics.
