The unity of the UE is being tested, said the president of Romania in his address before the European Parliament on Wednesday, as part of a debate in the „This is Europe” series.
According to the Romanian official, instability has reached alarming levels in the EU. „The European Union must improve the efficiency of its decision-making processes, and Romania is fully engaged in this effort,” he added. As for the war in neighbouring Ukraine, Klaus Iohannis said Europeans must stand by Ukraine and its people.
Prior to the address, the Romanian official had a meeting with the president of the EP, Roberta Metsola, and discussed Romania’s Schengen accession, the war in Ukraine and the neighbouring R. of Moldova. Romania’s full Schengen accession as soon as possible, with its land borders as well, will considerably strengthen the Union and its security and will facilitate cohesion and cooperation among member states, the Romanian official argued.
In turn, Metsola said Europe would be stronger with Romania in the Eurozone and the Schengen area, and told Romanians it was important for them to take part in June’s elections for the EP and not to take Europe for granted.
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