Brussels, 17/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)) Nicola Gruevski met Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle in Brussels on 16 September. Apart from preparation of the annual progress report on FYROM (which will be presented, among with the other reports, on 9-10 November), the two men discussed the dispute between FYROM and Greece over the use of the name “Macedonia”. This issue, because of the Greek veto in the Council, is still blocking the opening of talks on FYROM's accession to the EU, despite the positive opinion delivered by the Commission in October 2009. In his meeting with Füle on Thursday, Gruevski asked the Commission, in its progress report in November, to set a date for opening talks, even though the name issue might not have been settled by then. In this way, the Commission could ratchet up the pressure on Greece so that the issue might be resolved, Skopje argues. FYROM must not, however, expect too much. “In 2009, the Commission delivered a positive opinion on the opening of negotiations, but we never give a date. We cannot propose a date because the decision is for the European Council to make,” a source close to Füle said. This decision whether and when to begin talks has to be unanimous. All the Commission can do in this “bilateral issue” is facilitate contact between the two parties so that they can reach an agreement as quickly as possible, the Commission says. (H.B./transl.rt)