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Roberta Metsola: "There is no reason not to welcome Romania and Bulgaria into the area of ​​free movement"

Romania belongs to the Schengen area, the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, said in Bucharest. According to her, there is no justifiable reason not to welcome Romania and Bulgaria into the free movement area, she said, in a press conference together with President Klaus Iohannis.

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For his part, the leader from Cotroceni urged the head of the European Legislature to maintain the same approach and the same optimism regarding Romania's accession to the Schengen area.

"I especially appreciated the personal involvement of President Roberta Metsola, but also of the European Parliament. Roberta Metsola was on our side and recommended, through political vote and political discussion, Romania's acceptance into the Schengen area. We asked Roberta Metsola to keep this approach and this optimism in the future, with our legitimate hope that in the coming year Romania will become part of the Schengen area", stated Klaus Iohannis.

The two officials also discussed Romania's energy security as well as the European Union's sanctions against the Russian Federation following the invasion of Ukraine.

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