June EU Summit to Set Date for Start of Macedonia EU Accession Talks

Brussels, 27 May - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said on Tuesday in Brussels that Macedonia would be given the date for starting its EU accession talks at the June EU summit. The date would be given at the close of the Slovenian EU presidency, the chair of the EU foreign ministers told the foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament.

Brussels, Belgium Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at a session of the European Parliament's foreign policy committee. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at a session of the European Parliament's foreign policy committee.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at a session of the European Parliament's foreign policy committee. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at a session of the European Parliament's foreign policy committee.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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