During his inauguration speech in December 2004, Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski pledged that Macedonia would succeed in its membership bid, while Radmila Sekerinska, the deputy prime minister in charge of EU integration, has suggested that the avis will be received late this year with negotiations beginning in 2006.
U svom inauguracionom govoru u decembru 2004, makedonski premijer Vlado Bučkovski obećao je da će Makedonija uspeti da postane član, dok je Radmila Šekerinska, potpredsednica vlade zadužena za evropske integracije, izrazila mišljenje da će avis stići krajem ove godine, dok će pregovori o članstvu započeti 2006.