En noviembre la Comisión Europea presentó su Informe 2008 sobre los progresos realizados por la Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia. Este informe resalta el progreso realizado durante el pasado año pero no proporciona una fecha específica para iniciar las negociaciones de adhesión.
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.