First International Meeting in Ohrid

One-third of the agenda—2 modules: 1. Introduction to democracy; Political processes (vertical power division: executive, legislative and judiciary); Public Administration (national and local government, distribution of power and competences); Legislation and legislative processes; 2. Linking legislation to practice—Impact of legislation on the business environment and investments; Lobbying (what is lobbying, what is the role of lobbying in public policy, methods of lobbying, strategy—attention to regulated sectors/energy, IT, corporations,.../).