EPINET conference
Ana Stojilovska and Magdalena Lembovska attended from 14 till 17 April 2013 the introductory regional seminar in Zagreb as part of the TRAIN 2013 program (Think Tanks providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking) organized by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
Ana Stojilovska attended on 24 April 2013 the conference “Embedding EU expertise” in Skopje organized by the European Policy Institute (EPI) at which she presented her policy paper "Renewable energy and energy efficiency in Macedonia – on the way of implementing EU policies 2020 and 2050?" The conference was the last promotional event from the project “Embedding EU expertise”, supported by the British Embassy in Skopje and implemented by EPI. It aimed at creating a network of young experts that have studied various EU policies abroad for the purpose of contributing towards an open and inclusive discussion in the Euro-integration process of the country through embedding EU expertise. The project resulted with establishment of the network of around 60 young EU experts called EPINET in February 2013, where also Analytica’s Research Fellow Ana Stojilovska is a member.
At the conference EPINET presented itself and the work it did since its establishment till the present moment with outlook of possible future activities. Highlight was the collection of 19 policy papers on various EU topics from energy efficiency, over High Level Accession Dialogue to education reforms and VAT fraud practices etc., which working version in Macedonian including Ana Stojilovska’s paper can be accessed here: http://epi.org.mk/docs/epinet_-_zbirka_na_dokumenti_za_javna_politika(1).pdf Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs Dr. Fatmir Besimi and H.E. Christopher Yvon, British Ambassador opened the conference expressing their support for EPINET.
