The country was the first Western Balkan nation to sign a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU, which entered into force in April 2004.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was granted candidate country status for EU membership in December 2005. In February 2008, the EU adopted the Accession Partnership for the country, which updated the previous European Partnership agreement of January 2006. Citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were granted visa-free travel to the Schengen area in December 2009.

In June 2018, Macedonia and Greece resolved the conflict with an agreement that the country should rename itself Republic of North Macedonia. This renaming came into effect in February 2019.

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EU - North Macedonia (2019-2020)

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Zoran ZAEV, North Macedonian Prime Minister (in remote)

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Oliver SPASOVSKI, Prime Minister of North Macedonia: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Oliver SPASOVSKI, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia - Bilateral meeting

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Oliver SPASOVSKI, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia - Official welcome

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Oliver SPASOVSKI, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia- Official welcome

Parliamentary Summit with the Western Balkans: arrivals, roundtable and statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

Extraordinary Conference of Presidents on the Parliamentary Summit with the Western Balkans: arrivals and roundtable

17th JPC EU-North Macedonia meeting

Renew Europe group President meets with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President, to Skopje, North Macedonia: extracts from the press statement

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia - Solemn address to Parliament

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President, to Skopje, North Macedonia: press statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President, to Skopje, North Macedonia: extracts from the address to Parliament by David SASSOLI, EP President

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President, to Skopje, North Macedonia: extracts from the meeting with Talat XHAFERI, Speaker of the Assembly of North Macedonia (Sobranie) and with leaders of parliamentary political parties

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President, to Skopje, North Macedonia: extracts from the meeting with Zoran ZAEV, Prime Minister of North Macedonia and the joint statement

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President, to Skopje, North Macedonia: extracts from the opening of Europe House with students

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Skopje, North Macedonia: extracts from the meeting with Stevo PENDAROVSKI, President of the Republic of North Macedonia

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Talat XHAFERI, President of the Assembly of North Macedonia: arrival and roundtable

Opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania: extracts from the debate

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2019: extracts from the debate on other topics

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Zoran ZAEV, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia: arrival and roundtable

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