The European Parliament is set to vote Thursday on the resolution of the European Commission and the European Council over Macedonia's progress, with MEPs urging for the opening of the country's EU accession talks at Wednesday's debate, MIA reports.

Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton and Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule reiterated the European Council's December summit and the Commission's spring report conclusions, saying reforms have resumed after the political crisis, but the March 1 agreement remains to be implemented, along with the name row settlement.

EP Rapporteur for Macedonia, British MEP Richard Howitt, also urged Skopje and Athens to make progress and solve the name issue.

"EU leaders on the other hand should not use this matter for new postponement of Macedonia's EU accession talks", he said.

Vast majority of MEPs supported the resolution on Macedonia, which urges the Irish EU Presidency to carry out intensive diplomacy in order to achieve satisfactory outcome and a decision for start of Macedonia's accession negotiations by the end of June.