North Macedonia–NATO relations

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North Macedonia is a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In 1995, the country joined the Partnership for Peace. It then began taking part in various NATO missions, including the International Security Assistance Force and the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. At the 2008 Bucharest summit, Greece vetoed the country's invitation to join; however, NATO member states agreed that the country would receive an invitation upon resolution of the Macedonia naming dispute. [1] Following an agreement in June 2018 to rename the country, representatives of NATO member states signed a protocol on the accession of North Macedonia to NATO on 6 February 2019. [2] Over the next thirteen months, all of NATO's 29 member states ratified the protocol. The accession protocol entered into force on 19 March 2020, allowing North Macedonia to deposit its instrument of accession and thereby become NATO's 30th member state on 27 March 2020.

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History

Macedonian troops have participated with NATO security missions including ISAF in Afghanistan and KFOR in Kosovo. Macedonian Soldiers in Kabul.jpg
Macedonian troops have participated with NATO security missions including ISAF in Afghanistan and KFOR in Kosovo.

The then-Republic of Macedonia joined the Partnership for Peace in 1995 and commenced its Membership Action Plan in 1999 at the Washington Summit, at the same time as eight other countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia). Macedonia was part of the Vilnius Group and formed the Adriatic Charter with Croatia and Albania in 2003 to better coordinate NATO accession. [4]

Participating in the 1999 NATO intervention in Kosovo, it received aid from NATO in dealing with refugees fleeing from Kosovo. In August 2001, NATO intervened in the 2001 insurgency, during which an Albanian group, the National Liberation Army, fought government forces. In Operation Essential Harvest, NATO troops joined with the Macedonian military to disarm these forces following a cease-fire agreement. [5]

At the 2008 Bucharest summit, Greece vetoed the Republic of Macedonia's invitation to join over the Macedonia naming dispute, however, NATO nations agreed that the country would receive an invitation upon resolution of the disagreement. [1] Greece felt that its neighbour's constitutional name implies territorial aspirations against its own region of Macedonia. The Republic of Macedonia sued Greece in the International Court of Justice over their veto of Macedonia's NATO membership, citing their 1995 interim accord that allowed Macedonia to join international organizations under the name "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", which is how NATO, with the exception of Turkey, recognized their bid. [6] Greece counterargued that it was a collective decision of NATO not to invite the Republic of Macedonia, and therefore the interim accord signed between the two countries was not violated. The ICJ ruled in December 2011 that Greece was wrong to have blocked its neighbor's bid, finding them in breach of the agreement. Greece also blocked the Republic of Macedonia's start of negotiations on accession to the European Union over the naming dispute. [7]

Then–United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked the Republic of Macedonia and Greece to find an "acceptable solution" to the dispute, so that the Republic of Macedonia would be free to join NATO. [8] In 2014, prior to the 65th anniversary of its founding, NATO announced that it would not be offering any new countries membership in the organisation that year. Some analysts, such as Jorge Benitez of the Atlantic Council think tank, argued that this reluctance was partly due to the new security climate after Russia's annexation of Crimea. [9] There has been continued debate about how Russia will view the republic's accession. [10]

In March 2016, Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski stated his hope that his country's handling of the 2015 European migrant crisis might bring it closer to NATO membership. [11]

On 12 June 2017, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev signaled he would consider alternative names for the country in order to strike a compromise with Greece, settle the naming dispute, and lift Greek objections to Macedonia joining the alliance. Zaev also floated the idea of Macedonia joining the alliance under the provisional name it used at the United Nations. [12] The naming dispute was resolved with the Prespa Agreement in June 2018 under which the country adopted the name North Macedonia, which was supported by a referendum in September 2018. On 11 July 2018, NATO invited the republic to begin membership talks, saying the country could join the organisation once the naming agreement had been implemented. [13] Formal accession talks began on 18 October 2018. [14] On 6 February 2019, the permanent representatives to NATO of the member states signed a protocol on the accession of North Macedonia to NATO. [2]

North Macedonia commemorates its accession to NATO at the US Department of State on 27 March 2020 North Macedonia Joins NATO.jpg
North Macedonia commemorates its accession to NATO at the US Department of State on 27 March 2020

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, speaking alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Skopje on 3 June 2019, said that he expected the ratification process to be finalised by the end of October. [15] By that time North Macedonia was expected to join NATO in early 2020, with the alliance publicly reassuring the country its accession would go ahead. [16] North Macedonia was given a seat at the 2019 London summit alongside other NATO members and was represented by a delegation headed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. [17] On 11 February 2020, the Macedonian Sobranie unanimously approved the North Atlantic Treaty, with 114 votes in favour, no abstentions and no opposition. [18] [19] Due to its political crisis, Spain was the last country to ratify the accession protocol, which it did on 19 March 2020. [19] [17] North Macedonia subsequently signed the instrument of accession and became a member state on 27 March 2020. [20] [21] [22]

On 9 December 2021, a ceremony was held at Skopje Airport to mark the inclusion of North Macedonia in the NATO Air Policing system. [23]

The country acceded to the NATO Ottawa Agreement on 2 June 2022. [24]

Accession

North Macedonia NATO Accession Treaty
Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia [25]
Macedonian: Протокол кон Северноатлантскиот договор за пристапување на Република Северна Македонија
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  Other NATO members
  North Macedonia
TypeAccession treaty
Signed6 February 2019 (2019-02-06)
Location Brussels, Belgium
Effective27 March 2020
ConditionEntry into force of the accession treaty after ratification by all current NATO members. Membership of North Macedonia starts after deposit of its instrument of accession after the treaty has entered into force.
Ratifiers
29 / 29
DepositaryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish and French

Negotiation progress

EventDate
Partnership for Peace 15 November 1995 [26]
Membership Action Plan 19 April 1999 [27]
Invitation to join11 July 2018 [28]
Accession protocol6 February 2019 [2]
Domestic ratification11 February 2020 [29]
Treaty in force19 March 2020 [30]
Member of NATO27 March 2020 [31] [22]

Ratification process

Ratification status for North Macedonia's membership in NATO
SignatoryDateInstitution Symbol thumbs up.svg Symbol thumbs down.svg AB Deposited [25] Ref.
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 14 February 2019 Parliament 140001 April 2019 [32]
20 February 2019 Presidential assent Granted [33]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25 April 2019 Chamber of Representatives 131226 June 2019 [34]
17 May 2019 Royal assent Granted [35]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 20 February 2019 National Assembly 1400018 March 2019 [36]
23 February 2019 Presidential assent Granted [37]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19 June 2019 House of Commons Passed [lower-alpha 1] 19 June 2019 [38] [39]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1 March 2019 Parliament 1162022 May 2019 [40]
6 March 2019 Presidential assent Granted [41]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12 June 2019 Senate 5201325 October 2019 [42]
12 September 2019 Chamber of Deputies 124816 [43]
8 October 2019 Presidential assent Granted [44]
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 26 March 2019 Folketing 970912 April 2019 [45]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 12 June 2019 Riigikogu 7601718 July 2019 [46]
17 June 2019 Presidential assent Granted [47]
Flag of France.svg  France 17 October 2019 Senate Passed9 December 2019 [48]
21 November 2019 National Assembly Passed [49]
28 November 2019 Presidential assent Granted [50]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 June 2019 Bundestag 545160421 August 2019 [51]
28 June 2019 Bundesrat Passed [52]
4 July 2019 Presidential assent Granted [53]
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8 February 2019 Parliament 153140121 February 2019 [54]
15 February 2019 Presidential promulgation Granted [55]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 25 June 2019 National Assembly 1530024 July 2019 [56]
27 June 2019 Presidential assent Granted [57]
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 24 October 2019 Althing 3201114 November 2019 [58]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25 June 2019 Chamber of Deputies 442012 December 2019 [59]
16 October 2019 Senate 23702 [60]
24 October 2019 Presidential assent Granted [61]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 16 May 2019 Saeima 81004 June 2019 [62]
22 May 2019 Presidential assent Granted [63]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 14 March 2019 Seimas 920030 May 2019 [64]
20 March 2019 Presidential assent Granted [65]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2 July 2019 Chamber of Deputies 582025 July 2019 [66]
12 July 2019 Grand Ducal promulgation Granted [67]
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1 March 2019 Parliament 440018 April 2019 [68]
4 March 2019 Presidential assent Granted [69]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4 July 2019 House of Representatives 12921019 November 2019 [70]
12 November 2019 Senate 59160 [71]
13 November 2019 Royal promulgation Granted [72]
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5 June 2019 Storting 961019 July 2019 [73]
14 June 2019 Royal assent Granted [74]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4 April 2019 Sejm 388121 July 2019 [75]
11 April 2019 Senate 5900 [76] [77]
25 April 2019 Presidential assent Granted [78]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 15 May 2019 National Assembly 1933618 October 2019 [79]
7 August 2019 Presidential assent Granted [80]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 27 February 2019 Chamber of Deputies 2730018 July 2019 [81]
13 March 2019 Senate 9600 [82]
18 March 2019 Presidential assent Granted [83]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4 April 2019 National Council 11113122 May 2019 [84]
24 April 2019 Presidential assent Granted [85]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 12 February 2019 National Assembly 7212022 March 2019 [86]
20 February 2019 Presidential assent Granted [87]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27 February 2020 Congress of Deputies 27915119 March 2020 [88]
17 March 2020 Senate 243021 [89]
17 March 2020 Royal assent Granted [90] [91]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 11 July 2019 National Assembly 255719 December 2019 [92]
24 July 2019 Presidential assent (legislative)Granted [93]
4 October 2019 Presidential assent (executive)Granted [94]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25 September 2019 Parliament Passed [lower-alpha 2] 24 October 2019 [96]
16 October 2019 Government Granted [97]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22 October 2019 Senate 912029 November 2019 [98] [99]
26 November 2019 Presidential assent Granted [100]

Note

  1. ↑ The treaty was laid before the House of Commons on 18 March 2019, and the last day a negative resolution could be passed was 19 June 2019.
  2. ↑ In the United Kingdom, there is no requirement for a formal law approving of treaties before their ratification, but the Ponsonby Rule is that they are laid before Parliament with an explanatory memorandum. [95] The treaty was laid before parliament on 27 June 2019, and the last day a negative resolution could be passed was 25 September 2019.

Public opinion

Anti-NATO graffiti in Ohrid in July 2018, translating to "NATO are killers. I am the salvation of Macedonia. #Boycott." Anti NATO sentiment graffiti in Macedonia 2018.jpg
Anti-NATO graffiti in Ohrid in July 2018, translating to "NATO are killers. I am the salvation of Macedonia. #Boycott."

During the Kosovo War of 1999, the Macedonian government maintained a pro-NATO position. [101] A majority of the population of the Republic of Macedonia criticised the government stance and opposed NATO intervention in Kosovo due to fears over irredentism from ethnic Albanians within the country, the unstable economy, disruption of trade brought about by war, and Slavic solidarity with Serbs. [102] Prime Minister Ljubčo Georgievski stated during the war that anti-NATO sentiment was the "second biggest threat" to the country after the arrival of Albanian refugees from Kosovo. [103] The country's Albanian population supported NATO and its intervention to assist the Albanians of Kosovo. [101]

In 2008, a poll following the NATO summit showed that 82.5% of ethnic Macedonian citizens opposed changing their country's constitutional name in order to join NATO. [104] NATO membership in general in 2008 was supported by 85.2% of the population. [105] Elections were called following the 2008 summit, resulting in further support for the center-right pro-NATO party, VMRO-DPMNE. The elections were marred by violence that attracted criticism from NATO members. [106]

In a statewide 2010 survey, 80.02% of respondents said they would vote for the Republic of Macedonia to become part of NATO if a referendum on accession were to take place. [107] In another survey, some 65% of ethnic Macedonians expressed that they opposed a name change of the state as being the price for NATO membership. [107]

In a 2016 poll, some 68% of ethnic Macedonians supported joining NATO, possibly under the FYROM name. [108] Albanians of North Macedonia harbour strongly pro-NATO sentiments. [109]

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