- Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, who welcomed the release of the European report in Strasbourg, stated that it is an important message to all of our neighbors and especially to all those part of the EU that energy is necessary for building European relations between our countries. According to Poposki, for five years it has been confirmed that the Republic of Macedonia is prepared to launch EU negotiations and this is another proof that we are unjustly held before the start of these talks.