Macedonia is making good progress, even though it still has some open issues, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki assessed at the press conference held following the meeting of the EU-Macedonia Stabilization and Association Council in Brussels on Monday.

The EU had most remarks about the political dialogue, the partisan public administration, and the fight against corruption. They also expressed concern about the freedom of expression and freedom of media, and they called on Macedonia to demonstrate good neighborly relations.