After an 18-month break, the dialogue between the European Parliament and Macedonia resumed in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Although Alojz Peterle, Co-Chairman of the EU-Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), had earlier called on the opposition to take part in the meeting, the Macedonian delegation Wednesday consisted solely of representatives of VMRO-DPMNE and BDI.

The JPC held its last meeting in May 2013 shortly before Brussels decided to put on hold the High-Level Accession Dialogue, the meetings of the JPC and the Enlargement Commissioner's visits to Macedonia due to the failed political dialogue in the country. Whether this means that Brussels wishes to begin from scratch and renew its relations with Macedonia will become clearer at the EU summit in December.