SYRIZA said New Democracy had obscured Weber's statement that "Europe welcomed the North Macedonia deal," in a recent press release.

ND has firmly opposed the name change deal, the Prespa Agreement, recently reached between Athens and Skopje, while all EU governments have been quite supportive, as well as the EPP,  New Democracy's political home in the EU.

Asked by journalists about the North Macedonia deal, WEBER replied: "Europe welcomes the deal" and added that the "internal discussion over the issue in Greece should be respected".