皇冠体育app

EU integration concerns overall civil society and therefore requires responsibility and expertise in how it can best be supported. Macedonia has an abundance of such expertise which can be a powerful driving force for Macedonia鈥檚 eventual accession to the EU. This was a key conclusion from a new EU experts network in Macedonia which comes as a result of a British Embassy supported project. 皇冠体育app network of experts was officially promoted by our Ambassador Christopher Yvon and Fatmir Besimi, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs in the Macedonian government.

Speaking at the event the ambassador said:

皇冠体育app EU integration process requires engagement by civil society in its broadest sense. 皇冠体育app sharing of knowledge and expertise, together with a firm and consistent demonstration of civic responsibility, can be a common good and a powerful resource for Macedonia.

皇冠体育app British Embassy supported project runs in the first half of 2013 under the title 鈥淓mbedding EU expertise鈥� and is being implemented by the European Policy Institute in Macedonia. 皇冠体育app project includes gathering EU experts who have studied abroad under different scholarship programmes in the areas of EU policies. 皇冠体育app project has so far resulted in the creation of a network of experts who are developing and sharing pools of expertise in such areas as the Open Government Partnership, renewable energy and reform of public services.