The Spokesperson for the European Commission, Maja Kocijancic, confirmed Tuesday that the authorities in Brussels received the invitation of Macedonian Prosecutor General Marko Zvrlevski for sending international observers for the coup (putsch) court case, in which among those accused of collaboration with foreign services is also the leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), Zoran Zaev.

Ms. Kocijancic also confirmed that the political groups in the European Parliament would form a group by the end of March whose aim would be to come to Macedonia and try and reconcile the largest political parties in the country.

“Yes, I can confirm we have received an invitation from the prosecutor general. But I can also repeat what Commissioner Hahn said in the European Parliament last week that we welcome any initiative launched by the groups of the European political parties and individual members of the European Parliament to help overcome the deadlock,” said the spokesperson for the EU High Representatives for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini.