FYROM - EU entry negotiations to start this year A representative of the Council - Slovenia's Minister for European Affairs Janez Lenarčič - told the parliament that he hopes negotiations will be opened this year and said that the country could act as a stabilising force in the region.
Bijusī Dienvidslāvijas Maķedonijas Republika savukārt ir ES kandidātvalsts kopš 2005. gada, taču sarunas par iestāšanos vēl nav uzsāktas.