{"id":15921,"date":"2021-06-18T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T08:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=15921"},"modified":"2021-06-18T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T12:46:12","slug":"the-netherlands-said-yes-to-albanias-first-igc-but-on-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/the-netherlands-said-yes-to-albanias-first-igc-but-on-one-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Netherlands said \u201cYes\u201d to Albania\u2019s first IGC, but on one condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of the Netherlands voted in favor of opening accession negotiations with Albania, however only with one condition: Continues monitoring of the country\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch MPs have requested the EU Commission to take up this task, as well as guarantee that the Netherlands has its own representative.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch Parliament is seeking an annual report to illustrate the political situation as well as judicial and migration issues.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights Albania\u2019s progress in the field of justice and fighting organized crime, as main arguments in favor of opening negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>But the ones who get the final say will be the foreign minister of EU member states on June 22. 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