2023 and 2024 Commission reports on North Macedonia

North Macedonia gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. The country applied for EU membership in March 2004 and was granted EU candidate status in December 2005. As part of the June 2018 Prespa Agreement, the country changed its name to Republic of North Macedonia ('North Macedonia' in short), in exchange for Greece ending its veto on the country's EU and NATO accessions. The first intergovernmental conference on 19 July 2022 marked the beginning of accession negotiations. The newly elected president took office in May 2024 and, in June, a new government was formed; led by the chair of the right-wing VMRO–DPMNE party, Hristijan Mickoski, it continues accession negotiations and, at a slower pace than previous governments, the reform agenda. The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) adopted its report on the European Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia on 24 June 2025. A debate and vote on the report are due to be held during the July plenary session.