On 2 October 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, visited Skopje, North Macedonia. During her visit, she met with Hristijan Mickoski, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of North Macedonia. In particular, she emphasised the need for North Macedonia to capitalise on the current momentum of enlargement and to take a key step towards progress on the path to European Union membership.