The governing parties VMRO-DPMNE and BDI are disappointed with the latest conclusions of the EU Council, which has not set Macedonia a date for launching EU membership negotiations for the fourth time. However, they clearly said that the country retained its Euro-Atlantic priorities as strategic and crucial. While Nikola Gruevski’s party expects this to be verified one day, coalition partner Ali Ahmeti believes that this can be done by the deadlines set by Brussels with fast resolution of the name issue with Greece, as a top interest to the country.

However, both trust that this can be achieved with internal unification regarding the name issue with Greece and the Euro-Atlantic integration.