- MEP Richard Howitt in the next three days in Skopje is to look for arguments on how to convince the EU countries to allow Macedonia in December start of the negotiations. On Monday in the Parliament Howitt requested MPs to give details on the bad experience that Macedonia has from these five years of blockades from Greece and stressed that it is not okay for the EU to once again reject Macedonia. During his visit, Howitt will meet with all leaders of political parties and on the last day, at a press-conference, he is to give his own assessment on the visit.