Bucharest – The Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu, was on a working go to to Brussels on Thursday, the place he met with the President of the European Fee, Ursula von der Leyen. The discussions, deemed “extraordinarily constructive,” targeted, amongst different issues, on the renegotiation of the Nationwide Restoration and Resilience Plan (NRRP), with a request for a ten% discount within the mortgage part, in addition to the long run settlement with the Fee relating to the discount of the finances deficit, the Prime Minister knowledgeable.
The top of the Government specified that, primarily based on the discussions held, Romania will suggest to the European Fee a 7-year settlement on lowering the finances deficit. He defined that the deficit must be decreased in the long run as a result of the nation should reap the benefits of European funds to develop the financial system and lift the usual of residing of the inhabitants.
One other subject addressed was Romania’s accession to Schengen with land borders, with the Prime Minister emphasizing that Ursula von der Leyen is “the largest” supporter of our nation’s full entry into the free motion space. Ciolacu specified that the dialogue with the EC head on the Schengen subject didn’t embody Bulgaria. “There we’re speaking about methods, I didn’t discuss to the President about Bulgaria, I don’t have assignments. If Bulgaria requests me, I’ll discuss,” the Prime Minister defined, when requested on this subject.
On the identical time, he introduced that he proposed Victor Negrescu for the place of European Commissioner from Romania in Brussels and that the proposal from the Romanian Authorities can be submitted by Monday on the newest, after discussions within the nation with the coalition associate and the pinnacle of state, who represents the nation within the European Council. The top of presidency stated he needs a portfolio as related as attainable, particularly within the area of the financial system, provided that Romania is the sixth-largest nation within the European Union.
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu made the statements at a press convention in Brussels, on the headquarters of Romania’s Everlasting Illustration to the EU, on the finish of the assembly with the pinnacle of the European Fee. (22.08.2024)
