Austria–North Macedonia relations

Austria–North Macedonia relations

Austria	North Macedonia

Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of North Macedonia.^[1] Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 23 December 1994.^[2] Austria maintains an embassy in Skopje, while North Macedonia maintains an embassy in Vienna.^[3] Austria is an EU member and North Macedonia is an EU candidate.

Relations

Austria, being a member state of the European Union, supports North Macedonia's efforts to join the organization.^[1] It also supported North Macedonia during the country's visa liberalization process and the European Commission's positive decision in 2009 concerning the start of accession negotiations between the EU and North Macedonia.^[1]

European Union

Austria joined the EU in 1995. North Macedonia is a candidate country for the EU.

NATO

While North Macedonia became a member of NATO in 2020, Austria has never been a member of NATO.

Resident diplomatic missions

• Austria has an embassy in Skopje.
• North Macedonia has an embassy in Vienna.

• 
  Embassy of North Macedonia in Vienna

See also

• Foreign relations of Austria
• Foreign relations of North Macedonia
• Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
• Macedonians in Austria
• Fire of Skopje 1689
• Austria–Yugoslavia relations

References

This page was last edited on 6 December 2023, at 06:11