#FYROM #Macedonia : Would a rose by any other name smell so sweet?

Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of the former-Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Johannes Hahn, Commissioner European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations were asked if they thought the countries name would remain an impediment to accession to the EU. While not stipulating what that solution might be, Hahn said he thought it would be possible to resolve this issue. Prime Minister Zaev spoke about the close cooperation between his country and Greece and his feeling that a positive resolution could be found.