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The Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Soder, who is on a visit to Bucharest, Monday reiterated support for Romania’s Schengen accession, emphasising that over the past few years the country made substantial progress in fighting corruption and structural reforms. „We support Romania on its path towards Schengen accession. It is very important that we, in Europe, understand that here in particular, given the situation with Ukraine and Russia, the challenges are at an entirely different level,” he added. Markus Soder also voiced his appreciation for the support given by Romania to the Ukrainian refugees. Markus Soder was received in Bucharest by president Klaus Iohannis and PM Nicolae Ciuca. The 2 ministers signed a joint Statement on consolidating bilateral relations, which also stipulates the resumption of the works of a joint Romania – Bavaria governmental committee.