Members of Macedonian government Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (2R), Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva (R) and deputy Prime Mister Radmila Secerinska (L) cheer with EU representative in Macedonia Ervan Fuere in Skopje on December 17, 2005. Macedonia hailed Saturday's EU decision to make it a candidate for membership but promised patience as the bloc grapples with its eastward expansion. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski