North macedonia as a market

• Capital: Skopje

• Population (2023): 2.08 million

• Area: 25,713 km2

• Currency: Macedonian Denar (MKD)

• GDP (2022): $6,481

• Free trade agreements: SAA (EU), CEFTA, EFTA, Turkey, Ukraine. Member of WTO (2003).

• EU candidate country since 2005, accession negotiations started in 2022.

• Direct flight: Copenhagen-Skopje

• Diplomatic relations between DK and MKD: since 1993

North Macedonia, EU and reforms

North Macedonian negotiations on EU accession started in July 2022. This was a clear recognition of the determination of North Macedonia to implement EU related reforms. MKD has received €608.7 million in pre-accession assistance (IPA) from EU between 2014 and 2020. The aid has been used to strengthen transparency, accountability and independence in the civil service, as well as to improve the juridical system, environment & climate actions and to develop major sectors of country’s importance. It has improved agriculture and transport, helped reform the labor market, and in general has been used to boost the competitiveness of the country’s economy, in order to prepare MKD for the EU common market. MKD has made overall improvement in recent years, being most successful in the fields of green energy, regional cooperation and transition to a market economy.