After meeting Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso said there was political will between Macedonia and Greece to resolve the open issue and that now was the time for both countries to do it. Barroso said Macedonia made exceptional effort in the process of integration, meeting the criteria for starting accession talks. PM Gruevski said that the dialogue with Greece had been good as never before but there was still no palpable progress regarding the open issue.