Relationship dossier
Cyprus
North Macedonia
Relationship assessment
Pragmatic bilateral ties, with cooperation agreements and Cyprus’s adoption of North Macedonia’s current name
Cyprus toward North Macedonia
+15Cyprus has concluded bilateral arrangements with North Macedonia, including cooperation on economic matters and taxation. It used the provisional reference “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” before adopting the country’s current name following the Prespa Agreement.
North Macedonia toward Cyprus
+15North Macedonia has concluded bilateral arrangements with Cyprus, including agreements covering economic matters and taxation. The scope of their implementation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is characterized by pragmatic bilateral cooperation, including economic and taxation arrangements, alongside the resolution of the naming issue through the Prespa Agreement. The breadth and practical impact of cooperation remain uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Cyprus and North Macedonia maintain pragmatic bilateral relations, including agreements for cooperation in areas such as economic relations and taxation. Cyprus has used the provisional reference “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” before adopting the country’s current name following the Prespa Agreement. The relationship appears cooperative, though its scope and the implementation of bilateral arrangements are not clear.
Areas of tension
- The naming issue was a historical bilateral concern, resolved following the Prespa Agreement.
Key developments
Cyprus adopted the name North Macedonia following the Prespa Agreement, which resolved the long-running naming dispute.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-level cooperation is uncertain.