NEWS BULLETIN NO. 12773
FM says it's unacceptable to give contentious Hungary atlas to NATO counterparts
Government, unions reach deal on base pay rise in 2025
News schedule for Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 December
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Croatian presidential election: nearly half as many observers as five years ago
20 infrastructure projects worth over €50m in Vinkovci
ZAGREB, Jan 10 (Hina) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that Albania and North Macedonia had met the criteria for opening accession negotiations and that the EU should not change them.
The two countries have met the required criteria and we should not change the terms now, von der Leyen told a press conference in Zagreb.
She added that the EU should improve the accession negotiation methodology, as demanded by France, before the EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb in May and find a way to open talks with Albania and North Macedonia.
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