Austria–North Macedonia relations

Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of North Macedonia.[1] Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 23 December 1994.[2] Austria maintains an embassy in Skopje, while North Macedonia maintains an embassy in Vienna.[3] Austria is an EU member and North Macedonia is an EU candidate.

Austria–North Macedonia relations
Map indicating locations of Austria and North Macedonia

Austria
North Macedonia

Relations
Current Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Austria (Alexander Schallenberg) and North Macedonia (Bujar Osmani)

Austria, being a member state of the European Union, supports North Macedonia's efforts to join the organization.[1] It also supported North Macedonia during the country's visa liberalization process and the European Commission's positive decision in 2009 concerning the start of accession negotiations between the EU and North Macedonia.[1]

European Union

Austria joined the EU in 1995. North Macedonia is a candidate country for the EU.

NATO

While North Macedonia became a member of NATO in 2020, Austria has never been a member of NATO.

See also

References
  1. Macedonian Information Agency Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine PM Gruevski meets Austrian FM Spindelegger (in English)
  2. Republic of Macedonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Bilateral relations (in English)
  3. "Embassies of Macedonia - Vienna". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
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