- Czech PM Petr Necas paid Tuesday an official visit to the Republic of Macedonia and met with PM Nikola Gruevski. Necas confirmed that the Czech Republic supports Macedonia in its Euro-Atlantic integration and wishes to see Macedonia as a member of NATO and the EU as soon as possible. PM Gruevski stressed that the start of a high-level accession dialogue between Macedonia and the EU is a positive step in the right direction. However, it is not and it cannot substitute the launch of membership talks.