The five scenarios presented on Wednesday by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker in relation to the future of the European Union "must be discussed so to see together which is the best path to follow," the Romanian European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Cretu said in a statement delivered after the speech of the EC's head.
"The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker has launched today in public debate the White Paper on Europe's future, representing the contribution of the European Commission to the Summit in Rome due 25 March 2017, when we'll celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Union (...) We wish this moment to also be the launch moment of EU27," said Corina Cretu.
"The White Paper is setting the main challenges and opportunities for Europe in the next decade, at the same time offering five possible scenarios for the way the European Union made up of 27 Member States could evolve until 2025, depending on the way Europe will chose to respond to challenges we are confronted with," further explains the European Commissioner Cretu.
She highlights that these scenarios "are considering the challenges that affect the life of millions of Europeans: globalisation, populism, social inequalities, migration and terrorism."
"The future of Europe must not become the hostage of te electoral campaigns. We must go on, and yet we must listen to the citizens' voice before deciding upon the future of the EU27. We have to do this," pointed Corina Cretu, also mentioning that the European Commission's priority is "to maintain the family unity of the 27 Member States, regardless of the scenario that will meet the member states' consensus in the months and years ahead."
"As regards Romania, alongside the other member states, our country has this awesome opportunity to be implicated, for the first time in its EU member state history, in this reform process of the EU with 27 member states, that has to establish now its vision in relation to the citizens' expectations, on the one hand, and the political will of the Member States, on the other hand," says Corina Cretu, also announcing that she "will participate in the public debate on this issue in all of the EU member states and implicitly in Romania," so "the voice of the Romanians be heard and build together a better common future."
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