European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Gunther H. Oettinger stated on Tuesday in Bucharest that we wants to contribute in Brussels to the promotion of Romania's accession to Schengen and underscored that free movement is one of the European values.
He talked about the efforts that the European Union is making for economic development.
He went on saying that the infrastructure must be further optimised cross-border, in order to have an adequate internal EU market where free movement exists. He stressed the needed for infrastructure, as well as the need for an advanced digital fiber optic infrastructure and 5G.
EU Commissioner Oettinger attended the "European elections and Brexit 2019: Consequences for the EU and the EU budget" conference, organised by the Representation of Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Romania.