Members of Macedonian government Deputy Prime Mister Radmila Secerinska (2L), Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (3L) and Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitrva (2R) walk in Skopje square with EU representative in Macedonia Ervan Fuere (R) 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