Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said at Brdo near Kranj in Slovenia Macedonia was interested in resolving the name issue much more than Greece. He explained that the solution should not create new major problems that may aggravate the overall atmosphere. Gruevski added that Macedonia was aware that Greece was in a better situation, because of its EU and NATO membership. However, in his view, this does not mean that the resolution of the dispute should not be acceptable to both nations.

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor gave Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski a Croatian translation of the EU acquis.