Macedonia`s President Gjorge Ivanov last week announced a decision to grant presidential pardons halting criminal proceedings against dozens of people, including high-ranking politicians, accused in a wiretapping scandal.
Macedonia`s opposition leader Zoran Zaev had made Ivanov revoking the pardons a condition of the EU-led talks, as well as the postponement of the early June 5 elections.
The EU said that "persisting rule of law issues must be addressed without any further delay".
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