Harmonization of Legislation of a Candidate Country with EU Legislation: Insights from the Prism of the Citizens of Macedonia

• Author: Abdula Azizi
• Position: 1Associate Professor, PhD, SEE University
• Pages: 11-17

Harmonization of Legislati

Insights from th

Abstract:

Since the majority of the

although they have expr essed a willi

harmonization of national legislation

pro

blem is not devoted adequate a

analyze the theoretical aspect of th

legislation, while they a lso learned t

survey was conducted with the citize

of Macedonian legislation and gove

hope that in the future this work wil

the harmonization of national legisla

Keywords: Euro-integration; h

armo

1. Introduction

Harmonization of legislation of a can

EU membership. Harmonization of le

conflict with EU rules.

Macedonia has before itself a long w

order to meet the political criteria fo

of legislation with the EU, noted i n

implementation of laws" which expr

the future with the EU, as well as M

gradually made compatible with thos

Harmonization of legislation should

differences or specifics as legal no

should be within the limits given by

membership.

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Associate Professor, PhD, SEE Unive

Tel.:+38944356132.

Corresponding author: a

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lation of a Candidate Country with EU L

the Prism of the Citizens of Macedonia

Abdula Azizi

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the Western Balkan countries remai n

outside the European Un

illingness to join the EU, it is considered necessary to examine th

tion of these countries with the EU legislation. So while until no

attention in scientific circles, it is considered necessary to ex

the harmonization of the l egislation of the candidate countries

d things fr

om practice the c urrent member states of the EU. In pa

tizens of Macedonia where they express their opinions on the harm

vernment policies related to Euro

-integration pr oce

sses in their

ill encourage research a nd other activities related to government

slation with EU legislation.

onization process; Europe

an Union legislation

candidate country with EU legislation is one of the pre

f legislation aims to create a legal system in the countr

g way and a lot of work to harmonize its legislation w

for EU membership. Determination of Macedonia for

in Art

icle 68 of the SAA, entitled "Harmonization of

xpresses the importance of the approximation of the la

Macedonia expressed readiness to ensure that its legi

hose of the EU.

uld not be understood as full identification laws, but

norms must fit the specific conditions in the country

by the EU, while differences should be reduced over t

iversity

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Address: Ilindenska bb 1200 Tetovo, Republic

r: a.azizi@seeu.edu.mk.

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or harmonization

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.