The implications of the latest events on the political stage, the incident in Parliament, the opposition boycott as well as the preparations for the spring report of The European Commission on Macedonia were the talking points on the agenda of Stefano Sannino, Director General for Enlargement of the EU. During his 2-day stay in Macedonia, he met Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Teuta Arifi, Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, the leaders of all political parties and the president of the Journalists’ Association of Macedonia. He only avoided meeting reporters.  According to unconfirmed information, Sannino analyzed at his meetings how firmly everybody held their positions and whether there was any room for dialogue.

Although it is clear what Sannino talked about at his meetings, Peter Stano, Spokesman for the European Commission, explained Tuesday that Sannino’s visit was just a regular, technical call.

“This is a regular, technical visit in the context of the latest conclusions about the country and what it should do. This visit is also important because of the implications from the recent events,” Stano said, citing the joint statement of the USA and the EU with which they encouraged the opposition to return to Parliament and the government to create conditions for a political dialogue in the country.