Minister delegate for European Affairs Ana Birchall will participate in the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting to take place in Brussels on Tuesday and will approach in the talks she will have in this context including the proposals for the Union reform made by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in the White Paper.
On the GAC occasion, there will also be adopted the Council's conclusions on the report regarding the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), a project that acknowledges the major progress Romania has made during the mechanism functioning and highlights, together with the specific recommendations, the support for the Romanian authorities' steps aimed at meeting the CVM objectives, informs a press release of the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) sent to agerpres. on Monday.
Before leaving for Brussels, Minister Ana Birchall voiced "the openness of the Romanian authorities to continue the cooperation with the European Commission on the elements under the CVM, aimed at meeting the common goal of completing the mechanism."
"We believe that the 12 recommendations of the Commission included in the CVM must have a clear, unequivocal language, a language no longer leaving room for interpretations and also including a specific calendar in respect to their implementing as well as to the prospect of completing the Mechanism for Romania," the Minister delegate is quoted in the MAE release as saying.
The GAC meeting will also take into account the preparations for the European Council meeting of 9-10 March, with the participation of heads of state and government. In this context, Minister delegate for European Affairs Ana Birchall will be attending the debates on employment, the measures on economic growth and competitiveness improvement, migration, European common security and defence, as well as the stage of the European bid in the Western Balkans.
"For Romania it is important that the text of the conclusions of the future European Council meeting reflect a series of interest elements regarding the continuation of implementing the strategies concerning the Internal Market, the consolidation of the industrial policy of the EU, as well as the reiteration of maintaining the EU commitment in the Western Balkans," Birchall pointed out in the preparation for the participation in the GAC meeting.
Moreover, ministers for European affairs will have an opinion exchange regarding the European Semester. Another point on the agenda is aimed at the Council of the EU Maltese Presidency's presenting a briefing referring to the stage of implementing the provisions of the inter-institutional agreement on better legislation.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Ana Birchall will have two bilateral meetings - with the German Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth and with Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union Jorge Toledo Albinana. Minister delegate Ana Birchall will also have separate talks with European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu. In all these discussions, Ana Birchall will also tackle the Union reform proposals presented by EC President Jean-Claude Juncker, in the White Paper, MAE also points out.
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