EU – Romanian president Klaus Iohannis is participating in the spring meeting of the European Council and the Euro Summit in inclusive format, held on Thursday and Friday in Brussels. According to the president’s office, talks are looking at the situation in Ukraine, especially food security and the reconstruction process, climate change and measures to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. „We must be united on the side of Ukraine, we must be in solidarity with Ukraine, we must help Ukraine with everything we can”, said the Romanian president in a press conference before the Council. He also said that talks would also focus on other important issues, such as the economy, the single market and competitiveness, as well as ways to prevent the deindustrialisation of Europe and the energy issue, and the situation in the Republic of Moldova, which is to receive substantial additional aid from the EU.
Moldova – On a visit to Chisinau, accompanied by several ministers, the Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă had talks with the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu and with Prime Minister Dorin Recean. The meetings focused on issues related to Moldova’s accession to the European Union, the way in which the republic’s economy can develop, the path to democratic reforms and the situation in the region in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. The Moldovan president thanked Romania for helping Moldova’s people and economy get through this complicated winter, given the exponential increase in energy and gas costs and a lack of supply in particular as a result of a cut in supply by Gazprom for several months. Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă hailed the decision of the Moldovan Parliament to amend the legislation in keeping with a Constitutional Court decision and recognise Romanian as the official language in the Republic of Moldova. Consolidating the security environment in the Republic of Moldova and ensuring the resources to combat any form of destabilisation of this country is a priority for Romania, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă also said during the discussions with Dorin Recean. Romania is our advocate in all European institutions, therefore we can advance on our European path, said the Moldovan Prime Minister. Talks also looked at the stage of implementation of the support programme for the Republic of Moldova, benefitting from 100 million euros worth of funding from the Government of Romania. In this sense, the Romanian Prime Minister announced the first payment of 25 million euros.
