The European Commission has an enlargement strategy that is being carried out and the only unexpected results are those concerning the setting Macedonia a date for opening accession talks because of the delicate name issue with Greece. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated at the conference of the European Commission in Budapest on Tuesday that it was not good for Macedonia to remain blocked and appealed to the EU member states not to use their right to veto and to Greece to let Macedonia open accession talks with the Union, Vecer reports.

The Hungarian Presidency believes the EU’s future depends largely on the success of the enlargement process. Prime Minister Orban also added that the delayed accession of Croatia into the Union would have negative consequences as well.

“Unless results are achieved that would keep the Balkan countries on the European path, we risk the stability of the region. If we cannot offer them a real perspective, we are going to lose our credibility,” Orban said.