​Central

The central government is responsible for:

• The harmonisation of the regional development policy with the Government’s macroeconomic and sector policies (National Council for Regional Development);
• The formulation and implementation of regional development policy, as well as acquisition and use of the funds intended for economically underdeveloped regions (Ministry of Local Self-Government);
• The implementation of the regional development policy and provision of help to the Centres (bodies within the Ministry of Local Self government) for Regional development (State Bureau for Regional Development), and
• Balancing economic and social development (Ministry of Labour and Social Policy).

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• Councils for development of the planning Regions:
• The creation and implementation of regional development programmes;
• The coordination between the Municipalities' activities in the joint projects inside the planning region,
• Delivering suggestions to the Bureau for Regional development for certain needs within the planning region, and 
• The promotion of cross-border cooperation.

Centres for Regional Development:

• Operational units implementing the regional development policy for each planning region.

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Spatial planning, including
• Local planning, and
• Water supply and sewerage.

• Local economic development, support to the development of small and middle enterprises and entrepreneurship at the local level;
• Participation of Mayors in the Councils for development of the planning Regions, and
• The development of joint regional projects.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Local Self-Government
 
Sources:

Mojsovska S., Decentralisation and Regional Policy in the republic of Macedonia: Developments and Perspectives, LSEE Papers on Decentralisation and Regional Policy, Research Paper No. 4, July 2004.

[1] Law on cohesive regional development, Official Gazette 63/07