Overview
The file concerns the European Parliament's 2025 own-initiative report on North Macedonia, under procedure 2025/2254(INI). The report assesses the country’s progress towards EU membership and is currently awaiting a committee decision, with an indicative plenary sitting date set for 15 June 2026. The analysis is based on the draft report (AFET-PR-784260) from the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, which evaluates reform efforts and urges the European Council to advance accession negotiations upon fulfilment of specific conditions. The document references key EU frameworks such as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III), and the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans. It falls within the EU policy area of enlargement and foreign affairs.
Legislative timeline
The procedure was initiated with the referral to the committee on 18 December 2025. The committee report was tabled on 12 February 2026. The next scheduled step is an indicative plenary sitting date on 15 June 2026.
Institutional handling
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) is responsible for the file. The relevant Commissioner is Marta Kos, and the Council configuration involved is the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
Stakeholder reactions
There have been 34 stakeholder meetings, all with Members of the European Parliament, involving 30 distinct organisations. The most active participants include the Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU, Government representatives of North Macedonia, Members of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia (Sobranie), the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Marin Raykov, and representatives of the Bulgarian community in North Macedonia.
Media coverage
No media coverage data is provided in the database for this file.