Relationship dossier
North Macedonia
Slovenia
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship shaped by strategic partnership and support for North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration
North Macedonia toward Slovenia
+30North Macedonia maintains a strategic partnership with Slovenia and participates in bilateral cooperation, including development-related programs.
Slovenia toward North Macedonia
+35Slovenia has supported North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration and engaged in bilateral development cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in the strategic partnership and Slovenia’s support for North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Practical cooperation reinforces these ties, although the scale and continuity of bilateral programs are unclear.
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 Slovenia maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a bilateral strategic partnership and practical cooperation. Slovenia has backed North Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, while bilateral ties also include development cooperation. The relationship is friendly, though its breadth and the implementation of specific cooperation programs are not fully clear.
Key developments
North Macedonia and Slovenia established a strategic partnership and cooperation framework.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and sectoral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent high-level bilateral initiatives is uncertain.