North Macedonia

The Republic of North Macedonia officially has the EU candidate status since 2005. In March 2020, the General Affairs Council decided to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia.

Different pictures of North Macedonia showing the sea side and nature
© Teodora O.Grncharovska

The alignment of the legal framework with the EU acquis remains at an early stage. The preparation of a climate law and a comprehensive strategy on climate action, consistent with the EU 2030 framework, is ongoing. More efforts are needed to implement the Paris Agreement. The fourth national communication is under preparation while the third biannual update report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has being finalised. The preparation of the National Energy and Climate Plans in line with Energy Community obligation and on mainstreaming climate action into other sectors is in its final stage. Considerable efforts are still needed to align with the EU climate acquis and to strengthen technical and administrative capacity.

The main beneficiary institutions of the TRATOLOW project in North Macedonia is the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning and the Ministry of Economy.