In May 2019, European Commissioner Johannes Hahn reiterated this recommendation.[13] However, in June the EU General Affairs Council decided to postpone their decision on opening negotiations to October, due to objections from a number of countries including the Netherlands and France.[14] The decision was vetoed again in October.[15] On 25 March 2020, Council of the European Union decided to open accession negotiations, which was endorsed by the European Council the following day.[16][17]