Effective benchmarking for concrete rule of law reforms in the Western Balkans

The discussions on the effects of the enlargement methodology gained new impetus following the European Parliamentary (EP) elections over the summer and related to the October 2019 European Council session…

Curbing the executive bias in EU enlargement policy for a stronger democracy in the Western Balkans

This policy brief zooms precisely on this “executive bias” – the focus of the region’s EU integration process based largely on dialogue between elected governments, with insufфicient involvement of parliaments…

Designing better public services in Serbia

Public servants’ profound and specific knowledge about the services they provide or design often impedes them from placing themselves in the position of an ordinary user. Without an evidence-based approach…

Income inequality, economic development, and the EU accession process: towards a better future for all

For this reason, it is high time that Serbian authorities recognise the problem of persisting high income inequality and adopt adequate measures to tackle it properly. Inequality mitigation is not…

The Senior Civil Service System in Serbia

The country has wrestled with this issue since the early days of its democratic transition, which started in 2000. This effort is one of the key preconditions of Serbia’s admission…