On Thursday and Friday, Romanian president Klaus Iohannis will be in Brussels to participate in the European Council proceedings and the Euro Summit in extended format, the presidential administration in Bucharest has announced. High on the agenda are talks on the situation in Ukraine, a review of the Multiannual Financial Framework, economic aspects, migration and the EU’s foreign relations with emphasis on the Middle East situation, the situation in Southern Caucasus, Kosovo and Serbia and in Sahel. Regarding the situation of Ukraine, European leaders are expected to endorse among other things, the EU’s multidimensional support and president Iohannis will underline Romania’s decision to carry on its support for Ukraine and plead for the continuation of the EU assistance to this country as long as it needs. The Romanian official is expected to stand for the opening of EU-accession talks for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova by the end of this year. The Euro Summit will include talks about the economic situation at a European level.
