It is our distinct pleasure to present the first edition of the European Reform Barometer. In 2023 Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) and European Policy Institute of Kosovo (EPIK), with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kosovo, joined forces to design a new instrument for the systematic and holistic performance of the Government in the implementation of the EU reforms.

The barometer has three specific objectives: (1) to advance public discourse on the implementation of the EU reforms by communicating them clearly and understandably to the general public; (2) to increase transparency and accountability of the government by offering strict, but fair, assessment of the line ministries performance in the implementation of the EU reforms; and (3) to support the line ministries in the design of the effective planning framework by offering objective and empirical assessment of the quality of EU reforms policy planning framework.

To accomplish these objectives, we had to design a unique methodology that aims to offer a holistic assessment of the government policy planning framework in the area of European integration comprised of two key planning documents: National Program for European Integration (NPEI) and European Reform Agenda (ERA). This edition of the barometer covers the period of January – December 2023.