Governments of Greece and North Macedonia

“ The Parties shall take measures to ensure the protection of the environment and the preservation of the natural habitat in the trans-border waters and the surrounding space, and shall cooperate in seeking to reduce and eliminate all forms of pollution. The Parties shall strive to develop and harmonize strategies and programmes for regional and international cooperation for the protection of the environment. ”

“ COOPERATION ON THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, CULTURE, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH AND SPORTSCOOPERATION ON THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, CULTURE, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH AND SPORTS ARTICLE 15ARTICLE 15 In the age of the new industrial revolution and second age of machines, the deepening of cooperation amongst States and societies is necessary now more than ever, in particular with respect to social activities, technologies and culture, both in a narrow and a broad sense. ”

“ Aiming at strengthening friendly bilateral relations each Party shall promptly take effective measures to prohibit any hostile activities, actions or propaganda by State agencies or agencies directly or indirectly controlled by the State and to prevent activities likely to incite chauvinism, hostility, irredentism, and revisionism against the other Party. ”

“ The Parties shall develop and improve their scientific, technological and technical cooperation as well as their collaboration in the area of education. They shall intensify their exchanges of information and of scientific and technical documentation and shall strive to improve mutual access to scientific and research institutions, archives, libraries and similar institutions. The Parties shall support initiatives by scientific and educational institutions as well as by individuals aimed at improving cooperation and exchanges in the areas of sciences, technology and education. ”

“ Each Party hereby commits and solemnly declares that nothing in its Constitution as it is in force or will be amended in the future can or should be interpreted as constituting or will ever constitute the basis for interference with the internal affairs of the other Party in any form and for any reason, including for the protection of the status and rights of any persons that are not its citizens. ”

“ The First Party shall do so insofar as, and in a manner compliant with, its obligations deriving from its membership in the EU and other international instruments. The Second Party shall do so insofar as, and in a manner compliant with, its obligations deriving from its memberships in international, multilateral or regional institutions or Organizations in which it is a member on the entry into force of this Agreement, as well as its membership of the EU, following its proposed accession thereto. ”

“ The Parties acknowledge that their respective understanding of the terms “Macedonia” and “Macedonian” refers to a different historical context and cultural heritage.
2. When reference is made to the First Party, these terms denote not only the area and people of the northern region of the First Party, but also their attributes, as well as the Hellenic civilization, history, culture, and heritage of that region from antiquity to present day. ”

“ Neither Party shall allow its territory to be used against the other Party by any third country, Organization, group or individual carrying out or attempting to carry out subversive, secessionist actions, or actions or activities which threaten in any manner the peace, stability or security of the other Party. Each Party shall communicate without delay to the other Party any information in its possession regarding any such actions or intentions. ”

“ COOPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FORACOOPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FORA ARTICLE 11ARTICLE 11 The Parties shall cooperate closely, bilaterally, and within regional Organizations and initiatives with a view to ensuring that Southeastern Europe becomes a region of peace, growth and prosperity for its peoples. ”

“ The Parties shall cooperate closely in the civil protection sector, placing particular emphasis on preventing and dealing with natural and manmade disasters and on disaster relief. Each Party may utilize the special education and expertise of the other Party, and whenever needed and possible each Party shall provide to the other its special infrastructure, particularly in fire-fighting. The Parties may examine the establishment of a relevant mechanism to assist in the implementation of this Article. ”

“ Convening at least once a year, the JMC will steer the course of bilateral economic cooperation, the comprehensive implementation of the relevant sectoral actions, agreements, protocols and contractual frameworks as well as all future relevant agreements. The Parties encourage the closest possible interaction between their Chambers of Commerce. ”

“ As soon as possible upon entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties or one of the Parties shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the entry into force of this Agreement, including the date of its entry into force, for its implementation at the United Nations.
7. This Agreement is not directed against any other State, entity or person. It does not infringe on the rights and duties resulting from bilateral and multilateral agreements already in force that the Parties have concluded with other States or international Organizations. ”

“ Each Party commits to respect the sovereignty, the territorial integrity and the political independence of the other Party. Neither Party shall support any actions of any third party directed against the sovereignty, the territorial integrity or the political independence of the other Party. ”

“ The Parties shall cooperate closely in the fight against organized and trans-border crime, terrorism, economic crimes, having regard in particular to crime related to the illicit trafficking and/or exploitation of human beings ”

“ The Parties shall encourage mutual investments and shall take all necessary measures for their effective protection, including measures against excessive bureaucracy and for overcoming institutional, administrative and tax barriers. ”

“ The Parties shall seek to improve and modernize existing border crossings as required by the flow of traffic and to construct new border crossings with a view to boosting touristic and commercial flows between them. ”