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The Western Balkan countries have made important steps in the advancement of democracy. However, public administration remains a field where reforms progress very slowly, due to a combination of reasons, ranging from economic and political to cultural ones. Macedonia is not an exception. This paper analyzes the main reasons for the slow pace of reforms in Macedonia's public administration sector. The focus on public administration and the state contributes to understanding the priority of establishing a professional, efficient and transparent public administration system in a country in the process of European accession. The main research question is why reforms in Macedonia's public administration sector have been so difficult to implement. [Copyright The Regents of the University of California; published by Elsevier Ltd.]

This article analyzes the conditions and challenges for security sector reform (ssr) in Macedonia since 2001. One of the main pressures which the Western community has been able to wield for reform and for post-conflict normalization in Macedonia has been the conditional offer of integration into key Western organizations – the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (nato) and the European Union (eu). In the absence of a widespread domestic consensus, the sustainability of ssr relies on the leverage that nato and the eu can bring to bear. But, with no date to begin negotiations with the eu and with the Greek veto to Macedonia entrance to nato, what can happen to ssr in the country? Moreover, how can local ownership of ssr be cultivated in Macedonia where the international community has played the lead role in initiating reform? Addressing ssr developments in Macedonia, the article surveys the challenges in two key component areas of the country's security sector – armed forces and police – arguing that, without clear perspectives of joining nato or the eu in the near future, ssr in Macedonia is seriously compromised.

This article explores the role of the European Union in the human rights protection, implementation and promotion in Serbia. It is clear that the EU demands on democratisation in the region of Western Balkans are crucial to achieve the respect for human rights. The human rights standards as part of the conditionality criteria of the EU is a clear message towards the countries aspiring membership. However, Serbia progress in the field has been difficult due to several internal constraints. This paper aims to uncover the democratisation process of Serbia on its path towards the EU, and its progress (or not) regarding human rights protection and implementation. Adapted from the source document.

This article explores the role of the European Union in the human rights protection, implementation and promotion in Serbia. It is clear that the EU demands on democratisation in the region of Western Balkans are crucial to achieve the respect for human rights. The human rights standards as part of the conditionality criteria of the EU is a clear message towards the countries aspiring membership. However, Serbia progress in the field has been difficult due to several internal constraints. This paper aims to uncover the democratisation process of Serbia on its path towards the EU, and its progress (or not) regarding human rights protection and implementation.

Resumo A atual situação na Nigéria motiva uma reflexão sobre o Estado e as funções que este desempenha na sociedade. O incremento do fundamentalismo islâmico no país surge em um contexto de problemas estruturais complexos que colocam em causa a autoridade e a legitimidade do Estado. A evidente fragilidade das instituições e a fraca resposta por parte do Estado à instabilidade e à insegurança provocada por grupos extremistas como o Boko Haram, leva-nos a questionar se a Nigéria poderá ser considerada um Estado falhado. E, tratando-se de um Estado falhado em que a segurança interna é deficitária e os conflitos interétnicos proliferam, estará a unidade nacional comprometida ou seriamente ameaçada? Neste artigo tentamos aferir, por um lado, até que ponto o fundamentalismo islâmico tem afetado o desenvolvimento econômico e humano na Nigéria e, por outro, como o governo tem lidado com esse problema.

Kosovo es el mayor receptor per cápita de la ayuda financiera de la UE en el mundo, y es el hogar de la mayor misión de gestión civil de crisis jamás lanzado por la Unión Europea (EULEX). Sin embargo, es dudoso que esta ayuda haya sido suficientemente eficaz. El poder judicial sigue sufriendo la interferencia política, la ineficiencia y la falta de transparencia y cumplimiento. En este trabajo se considera la asistencia de la UE para Kosovo en el ámbito del Estado de Derecho y se intenta evaluar si se están alcanzando los resultados previstos. Se discute el impacto de EULEX en el progreso global de las principales áreas del Estado de Derecho: la policía y la justicia. ; Kosovo is the largest per capita recipient of EU financial aid in the world, and is home to the largest civilian crisis management mission ever launched by the Union (EULEX). However, it is questionable whether this assistance has been sufficiently effective. The judiciary continues to suffer from political interference, inefficiency and a lack of transparency and enforcement. This paper considers the EU's assistance to Kosovo in the field of the Rule of Law and attempts to assess whether it is achieving its intended results. It discusses what EULEX's impact has been on overall progress in the main areas of the Rule of Law: the police and justice.

Kosovo is the largest per capita recipient of EU financial aid in the world, and is home to the largest civilian crisis management mission ever launched by the Union (EULEX). However, it is questionable whether this assistance has been sufficiently effective. The judiciary continues to suffer from political interference, inefficiency and a lack of transparency and enforcement. This paper considers the EU's assistance to Kosovo in the field of the Rule of Law and attempts to assess whether it is achieving its intended results. It discusses what EULEX's impact has been on overall progress in the main areas of the Rule of Law: the police and justice. Adapted from the source document.

Kosovo is the largest per capita recipient of EU financial aid in the world, and is home to the largest civilian crisis management mission ever launched by the EU (EULEX). However, it is questionable whether or not this assistance has been sufficiently effective. The judiciary continues to suffer from political interference, inefficiency and a lack of transparency and enforcement. The Kosovar authorities do not prioritize sufficiently the rule of law and the disagreement over the recognition of Kosovo jeopardizes the incentive for EU accession. This paper considers the EU's assistance to Kosovo in the field of the rule of law and assesses its success in achieving its intended results. It discusses the EULEX's impact upon the overall progress of Kosovo in the main areas of the rule of law: the police and justice. Adapted from the source document.

Within the framework of the United Nations, immigrants are considered as a vulnerable group of the population, is especially subject to a different set of vulnerabilities, such as the access to healthcare services. Health is a central aspect of individual and collective life. Thus, to think in the integration process of immigrants necessarily encompasses health. The socioeconomic inequalities that are associated with contexts of poverty, social exclusion, and precarious employment situations can be translated into reduced opportunities to access healthcare services. Despite Portugal have opted for a universal health system that covers all people, including a regulation that allows immigrant's access to healthcare services, inequalities still persist. Using the revision of literature, Portuguese official documents, and specific determinants of health, we identify immigrant's main constraints regarding the access to healthcare services in developed countries, such as Portugal, and then we propose good practices and intervention methods to reduce the vulnerability of immigrants and, at the same time, allow them to achieve better living conditions.