The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, warned Romania today that fierce internal political conflicts could overshadow its presidency of the European Union.
Junker stated that Romania needs an "atmosphere and spirit of consensus" because "meaningless polemics can cause numerous problems on the internal and external plane".
According to him, the country presiding over the EU should "suppress or put aside internal political problems". "Romania should not create a shadow by exporting its internal problems to Europe," Juncker said.
The President of the EC said a little later that he received assurances that "internal problems" will not cause problems for the Romanian presidency, after a meeting with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and the Prime Minister, Vjorica Dancila.
Dancila tried to convince Juncker that Romania is committed to the EU despite concerns about the weakening rule of law and controversial judicial reform.
"We, together with the Commission, should give the citizens answers that will show them that the pro-European path is the only path," she stated.
President Iohannis said that "the rule of law cannot be negotiated" in Romania.
He stated that the conflicting Romanian officials will find a "common language" during the transition and that "everyone understands" that internal politics should not have an influence.
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