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Simonida Kacarska is Director of the European Policy Institute (EPI), think tank based in Skopje, North Macedonia. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Leeds and an MA in European Politics from the Sussex European Institute, both in the UK. She has 20 years of experience related to the political transformation and European integration of the Balkans in the government, academia and think tank sector. Her publication record includes both academic and policy related research. Simonida is a regular media contributor and provides and consultancy services to international organizations. Since the beginning of 2024 she is an enlargement candidate member of the European Economic and Social Committee.