Following the four successive recommendations to the European Council over the past four years, today the European Commission is sending out one more hoping that membership negotiations with the Republic of Macedonia will be launched in June, said EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule at the press conference in Strasbourg Tuesday presenting the special report on Macedonia, MIA’s Strasbourg-based correspondent reports.

The report, drafted based on the conclusions of the Summit of the European Council in December, says that progress has been made in all areas covered by the report despite the political crisis since 24 December.

“As requested by the European Council, the EC prepared a report on the implementation of EU-related reforms in the context of the High Level Accession Dialogue as well as the steps taken to promote good neighborly relations and reach a negotiated and mutually acceptable solution to the name issue under the auspices of the UN. The main conclusion of the report is that the implementation of reforms is ongoing and largely back on track after the political crisis of January-February. Relations with neighbors remained good and steps have been taken on the bilateral relations with Bulgaria and Greece,” Commissioner Fule said, adding that the name issue talks under the UN auspices gained a new momentum during this reporting period.