Relationship dossier
North Macedonia
Romania
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation under a friendship framework, with Romanian support for North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration.
North Macedonia toward Romania
+25North Macedonia maintains a bilateral friendship and cooperation framework with Romania, providing a basis for official cooperation.
Romania toward North Macedonia
+35Romania has supported North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including its accession to NATO, and maintains a bilateral friendship and cooperation framework with the country.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in a bilateral friendship and cooperation framework, alongside Romanian support for North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration. The known examples point to positive ties, but do not establish the full scope or intensity of routine bilateral cooperation.
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
North Macedonia and Romania have a bilateral friendship and cooperation framework, and Romania has supported North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including its NATO accession. These are concrete signs of cooperation, though the breadth and practical depth of bilateral engagement are less clear.
Key developments
North Macedonia and Romania signed a bilateral friendship and cooperation treaty.
Romania supported North Macedonia’s accession to NATO.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation under the friendship framework are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government initiatives are limited.