Embassies and consulates Northern Macedonia

Since 2006, the Basse-Normandie region has been involved in the development of the Republic of Macedonia. A cooperation office with bilingual staff was opened in Skopje in order to meet the needs of actors interested in cooperation.

The French Embassy (Амбасадата на Франција во Северна Македонија/Ambasadata na Francija vo Severna Makedonija) is located in Skopje, in the Vodno district below Mount Vodno. There is also an honorary consulate in Bitola, the Institut français de Skopje (700 m southwest of Macedonia Square, ifs.mk) and the École française internationale de Skopje (Karpoš IV district, 4 km west of the city center, efis.mk), which is part of the private Odyssey network.

This consulate (Француски Конзулат/Francuski Konzulat) reports to the embassy in Skopje. It is headed by Honorary Consul Kaliopa Stilinoviḱ, a Macedonian and French-speaking volunteer with few powers. The consulate was established in 1854 and closed in 1941. It was reopened in 1996, inaugurated by Philippe Séguin, former mayor of Épinal, with which Bitola is twinned. Bitola is also home to the Alliance française, at 39, rue Pece-Maticevski (facebook.com/alliancebitola).