This report emphasises the progress that has been made during the past year, but does not provide a specific date for initiating accession negotiations. I believe that the progress which has been made in the areas of the economy, administrative reform and judicial reform, along with the current situation in the Western Balkans, entitles the Republic of Macedonia to hope that a date will be set for initiating accession negotiations in 2009.
În luna noiembrie, Comisia Europeană a prezentat raportul pe anul 2008 pentru Republica Macedonia, raport ce subliniază progresele realizate în ultimul an, dar care nu oferă o dată certă pentru începerea negocierilor de aderare.