- The Macedonian and Serbian Government held Monday a joint government session in Belgrade at which the processes of the European integration, the trade exchange and the joint appearance on third markets were discussed. According to Prime Ministers Nikola Gruevski and Ivica Dacic, Macedonia and Serbia met all the necessary criteria for negotiations with the EU and want to cooperate on the road to the EU. PM Gruevski stressed that the two countries were facing conditions that did not have to be met by other countries urging that Macedonia and Serbia "are neither discouraged nor unmotivated." The joint government sessions will be held once a year and the next meeting will take place in Macedonia.