CREATE TABLE table_12599 ("State" CLOB, "Status" CLOB, "Association Agreement" CLOB, "Membership Application" CLOB, "Candidate status" CLOB, "Negotiations start" CLOB, "Screening completed" CLOB, "Acquis Chapters open/closed" CLOB)

What is the candidate status of macedonia?
SELECT "Candidate status" FROM table_12599 WHERE "State" = 'macedonia'
SELECT "Candidate status" FROM "table_12599" WHERE "State" = 'macedonia'