- European Commissioner Stefan Fule sent Thursday a letter to PM Nikola Gruevski and SDSM leader Branko Crvenkovski, telling them that the solution to the political crisis is in Skopje. Fule wrote that the European Union does not give up on Macedonia but the political dialogue must be reintroduced and for now, he is to avoid visiting Skopje and he is to wait on the creativity of Macedonian politicians. PM Nikola Gruevski immediately responded to Fule’s letter, expressing regret over the difficulties in overcoming political challenges deriving from the events of 24 December. Gruevski stressed that he is also aware of the risk they present to the above mentioned possibility in terms of the European agenda but added that the government has done its best to overcome this situation. Meanwhile, SDSM Secretary General Andrej Petrov is paying a visit to Brussels to try and explain his party’s standpoints.