The European Security and Defense Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU) has adopted a resolution for EU integration of Western Balkans' countries, urging the EU Council to set Macedonia a date for start of accession negotiations, as well as acceleration of negotiations with Greece over a mutually acceptable solution to the name dispute. Italian MEP Piero Fassino, resolution proponent stressed that Macedonia met all conditions for start of accession talks and therefore the negotiations for a mutually acceptable solution on the name can be held in parallel with the country's EU accession talks.