The Prime Minister spoke to Romanian journalists in Brussels after his two-day visit, during which he met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ursula von der Leyen Consult with the President of the European Commission. Nikolai Siuka According to him, all his negotiating partners supported his country’s accession to the Schengen area, but at the same time he admitted that the Netherlands had reservations.
The Romania ready The European assessment report formulated favorable conclusions for the country. The head of government confirmed the previously leaked news in the Romanian media that the Netherlands did not participate in the survey, complaining that the assessment did not cover enough areas.
Only one country’s suspicions should be dispelled
According to MTI, Romanian Interior Minister Lucien Bode wrote a letter to his Dutch counterpart, proposing that his country also participate in an additional investigation, which will be designed to examine Romania’s readiness.
The Prime Minister hopes that the so-called cooperation and monitoring mechanism for monitoring the Romanian judicial system will soon conclude in Brussels.
In Romania, Schengen hopes rebounded after receiving encouraging signals this year from Germany and France, which had previously opposed joining. According to Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu, Finland will not veto either, following the intervention of Romanian diplomacy with Turkey. Finnish and Swedish NATO membership in order to accept it.
On October 12, during his visit to Romania, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte stated that the Netherlands is not against Romania’s accession to Schengen in principle, but that Bucharest must fulfill all conditions. According to Root, the terms must be verified in a fair and transparent manner. He acknowledged that Romania had taken many steps in the right direction, but that it should become a structurally stronger state of law.
