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Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca on Wednesday said Romania will continue "more determinedly" to maintain the dialogue and take the necessary measures to prove that it meets all the standards and deserves to be a member country of the Schengen Area, Agerpres informs.
He also referred to the fact that in 2022 Romania's CVM was raised.
"We were happy at the moment when the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism was lifted for Romania. It is a proof of the recognition, of the confirmation of the fact that Romania has made the necessary reforms to consolidate the rule of law. It was a desire that we fulfilled and there was an expectation at the level of the entire society," added Nicolae Ciuca.
The prime minister also mentioned that this year Romania submitted the memorandum of accession to the OECD.
"Not long ago, we also submitted the initial memorandum for joining the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Basically, we entered the straight line in what the accession process means. It naturally involves an extensive set of reforms and standards which our country must fulfill in the modernisation process," added Ciuca.
