- The EU Ministerial Council decided the Macedonian date for EU negotiations to be discussed by the presidency of Ireland but it obliged the European Commission in spring to reexamine the reforms from the accession dialogue. European Commissioner Stefan Fule is satisfied with this conclusion although his proposal was not accepted. Fule admitted that not only Athens, but also Sofia, was loud with its remarks regarding Macedonia and he is sure that Skopje, Sofia and Athens will soon solve the problems.