North Macedonia

Ali Ahmeti

Albanian opposition leader in North Macedonia warns international community: Albanian rights at risk

The leader of North Macedonia’s opposition Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmeti, has issued a letter to key Albanian and international leaders, voicing concerns over the repeal of the...

European Commission approves Reform Agendas of Western Balkans countries, clearing the path for payments under the Reform and Growth Facility

On Wednesday, the Commission approved the Reform Agendas of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. In these agendas, the five Western Balkan governments commit to implementing socio-economic and fundamental...

Constitutional Court in North Macedonia abolishes ethnic quotas in the public sector 

The Constitutional Court of North Macedonia has ruled that public sector hiring based on ethnic quotas is unconstitutional. The court’s president explained that the “Ethnic Balancer,” a mechanism intended to...

Albanian Parliament Speaker calls for full implementation of Ohrid Agreement on Albanian Language

North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule soon on a lawsuit challenging the Law on Languages, which recognizes Albanian as a second official language. The Court’s Chief Justice has...

Freeze of ethnic quotas in the public sector in North Macedonia

The Constitutional Court in North Macedonia has temporarily halted public sector hiring based on ethnic quotas, pending a final ruling on the constitutionality of the ‘Balancer’ mechanism that has been...