CREATE TABLE table_12599 ("State" TEXT, "Status" TEXT, "Association Agreement" TEXT, "Membership Application" TEXT, "Candidate status" TEXT, "Negotiations start" TEXT, "Screening completed" TEXT, "Acquis Chapters open/closed" TEXT)

What is the candidate status of macedonia?
SELECT "Candidate status" FROM table_12599 WHERE "State" = 'macedonia'
SELECT "Candidate status" FROM "table_12599" WHERE "State" = 'macedonia'