I trust that the endless story of the name will soon be over. Macedonia deserves that this issue be resolved. I believe that the new Greek government, after the elections, will be interested in making a contribution, Franco Frattini, former Italian Foreign Minister and EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, told Deutsche Welle, underlining the support from Italy that Macedonian may count on in “overcoming this pending problem and creating a climate of trust so the EU can finally set Macedonia a date for opening membership negotiations.”

Frattini believes that Europe should not stop the process of enlargement, which, in his view, has been a positive experience. Unlike Frattini, Eckart D. Stratenschulte, director of the European Academy Berlin, believes that upon the admission of Croatia and maybe Iceland, a longer break in the process of enlargement would ensue.