The Republic of Macedonia will receive the sixth consecutive recommendation for opening membership negotiations with the European Union, MIA's Brussels-based correspondent reported on Monday. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule is going to reveal on Wednesday (8 October) the progress reports on the candidate member states and potential candidate member states.

The Ambassadors of the EU member states of the COREPER 2 Group of the Council of the Union were presented Friday the last draft versions of the progress reports. It was said on that occasion that despite certain problems in the country, Macedonia would be given a recommendation for talks because, in general, it had made progress in aligning its legislation with the European acquis.