After the meeting in Berlin confirmed that Macedonia will not open EU accession talks in June, the date Zaev promised is cast in stone a year ago, VMRO-DPMNE called on him to resign.

Zoran Zaev and his associates celebrated the June date for accession talks while flying back from the European summit last year. And now we know that the Republic of Macedonia was unfortunately not allowed to open the talks. The reason for this is the lack of reforms, and the rampant crime and corruption. Macedonia will continue to suffer failures as long as Zoran Zaev is in power. He needs to go so that our country can go forward, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release.

Zaev announced he will resign if Macedonia is not given a date to open accession talks this summer, but his allies in the media were furiously spinning the outcome of the Berlin summit in his favor, indicating that the promise will not be kept.