It is important to find an agreed solution on name issue and to find a way how to go onward. The EU stands ready to help the UN-process and to facilitate contacts if requested, said the EU Commissioner, Johannes Hahn.
In an interview for European Western Balkans before the summit of the Western Balkans leaders that will take place next week in Trieste, he said that the new government should focus on the reformatory priorities.
– I am indeed sending senior rule of law experts back to Skopje to follow up on their 2015 recommendations and to advise the new government on addressing systemic rule of law issues. A first scoping mission by the team leader, Reinhard Priebe, already took place on 27 June. This will be followed up by the full team of experts from 17 to 21 July – said Hahn.
The EU Commissioner said that they appreciate the efforts of the Macedonian Prime Minister and the government to reach out to their counterparts in Greece and Bulgaria.
– It is important to find an agreed solution on name issue and to find a way how to go onward. The EU stands ready to help the UN-process and to facilitate contacts if requested. Now the new government, together with the opposition, need to focus on implementing the Urgent Reform Priorities and the Przino agreement, to bring back the country on its Euro-Atlantic path – said Hahn.