As regards Schengen, Romania has taken a big step forward, PM says

Romania has taken a big step forward in terms of the Schengen area, and this year the government will continue to work so that the accession process is finally completed, the prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Thursday, at the beginning of the Government meeting.

"Finally, I want to tell you this: Romania has taken a big step forward in terms of Schengen. After 13 years in which absolutely nothing happened, we finally succeeded, with a well-coordinated, well-welded team to have a political decision regarding the lifting of air and maritime borders and the possibility of issuing Schengen visas. For the first time we have an irreversible process," Ciolacu said.