Commissioner Olli Rehn Responsible for the Enlargement Policy
of the European Union Responds to EFA- Rainbow

June 27, 2005

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EFA-RAINBOW sent a memorandum to the Council of Foreign Affairs' Ministers of the EU, the EP, the EC Commissioner on Enlargement and to the UN, regarding the name dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia.

http://www.florina.org/html/2005/2005_letter_to_eu.html

This was distributed by the EFA-EPP, which also received-through its Co-Director Guenter Dauwen-the following response:

Ref: D/3591

Dear Mr Dauwen

Commissioner Rehn has asked me to reply to your e-mail.
I thank you for drawing the Commission's attention on the letter addressed by the Rainbow Party to Mr Nimitz. As you know the preparation of the Opinion on the application for membership submitted by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is under way. Please be assured that all issues covered by the criteria set by the European Council of 1993 and the Stabilisation and Association Process conditionality (notably the conditions that were defined by the Council in its conclusions of 29 April 1997) will be thoroughly and fairly assessed during the preparation of the Opinion.

Best regards

P. Pampaloni
Head of Unit (acting)
Directorate Western Balkans
Directorate General for Enlargement
European Commission