Relationship dossier
Germany
North Macedonia
Relationship assessment
Constructive partnership centered on German development cooperation and support for North Macedonia’s European integration
Germany toward North Macedonia
+40Germany supports North Macedonia’s European integration and provides bilateral development cooperation, including assistance for infrastructure and governance projects.
North Macedonia toward Germany
+25North Macedonia engages with Germany through bilateral development cooperation and political partnership, including its pursuit of closer integration with European institutions supported by Germany.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by German support for North Macedonia’s European integration and sustained development cooperation. These provide a substantive basis for partnership, although the range and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
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
Germany supports North Macedonia’s European integration and has maintained bilateral development cooperation, including projects in areas such as infrastructure and governance. North Macedonia engages with Germany through this cooperation and broader political partnership. These ties are constructive, though the scope and implementation of specific bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Germany and North Macedonia established bilateral development cooperation, supporting projects in areas including infrastructure and governance.
Germany has supported North Macedonia’s efforts toward European Union integration.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral development cooperation are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral security and migration cooperation are limited.