- German President Horst Köhler believes that Macedonia will be given date for start of negotiations for membership in EU, Macedonian President Ivanov states at briefing with journalists in Germany, adding that he feels that Germany is Macedonia's lobbyist. "We are used to expecting negativity from Greece, but we expected support from Europe. The lack of this support was evident," Ivanov said in his address at Konrad Adenauer Foundation, commenting on events at NATO Summit in Bucharest in year 2008.