Development cooperation

Sweden’s development cooperation with North Macedonia supports the country's  path towards the European Union and focuses on five areas:

• Strengthened democratic development, with increased respect for human rights and freedoms and the rule of law, and gender equality
• Stronger economic development through job creation and trade
• Enhanced capacity to manage migration – focusing on counteracting irregular migration – and improved conditions for return and sustainable reintegration
• Faster green transition, energy efficiency and enhanced adaptation to climate change
• Enhanced capacity to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts, including increased resilience to hybrid threats

The development cooperation is governed by a strategy valid for the period 2026-2030. The responsible Agency for Strategy implementation is the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – www.sida.se

Mr. Mikael Atterhög, Head of Development Cooperation at the Embassy of Sweden in North Macedonia, can be reached at mikael.atterhog@gov.se

More information about Sweden's work in North Macedonia within development cooperation can be found here.