North Macedonia
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...