-    In the draft resolution of the EP, Richard Howitt, Rapporteur for Macedonia at the European Parliament, appeals to the Council of the EU once again to set Macedonia a date for opening accession negotiations in view of the latest EC progress report on Macedonia. He further says that he believes Macedonia has met enough the Copenhagen criteria and shares the EC’s opinion that by opening Chapters 23 and 24 on justice, democracy and human rights considerable progress will be made in many areas of particular interest to certain member states.