North Macedonia began its formal process of rapprochement with the European Union in 2000, by initiating negotiations about the EU's Stabilisation and Association Process, and it became the first non-EU country in the Balkans to sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), on 9 April 2001 in Luxembourg.
Republik Makedonia memulai proses formal untuk bergabung dengan Uni Eropa melalui negosiasi pada tahun 2000 dan menjadi negara Balkan pertama yang menanda-tangani Perjanjian Stabilisasi dan Asosiasi (the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA)) pada 9 April 2001 di Luxemburg.