Speaking at a press conference with Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Tuesday (7 April), Jandrović said 2008 was a "crucial year in terms of the efforts needed to meet the criteria for membership". He hoped to complete two more benchmark chapters by the end of April and the rest by the end of the Slovenian EU Presidency.
Revealing that negotiations with Croatia have been "advancing well", Rehn expressed his confidence that the country would join the EU in 2010 provided that it met all the benchmarks by June 2008.