Interim Prime Minister Catalin Predoiu delivered a message on Friday marking 35 years since the 'University Square Phenomenon' and the Mineriad of June 13-15, 1990, in which he pointed out that Romania, 35 years after those events, is now part of the Western democracies, the EU and NATO, just as those who took part in the University Square protests had wished following the 1989 Revolution.
'Thirty-five years after the events of June 13-15, 1990, Romania is now part of the Western democracies, part of the EU, part of NATO. It is where those who initiated and took part in the 'University Square Phenomenon' wanted it to be, right after the 1989 Revolution. The civic and popular movement in University Square was driven by the same moral values and ideological foundations as the 1989 Revolution, and represented a continuation of it: against dictatorship, for freedom, for democracy, for prosperity and dignity in Europe and the world, for Romania's swift integration into the political structures of Euro-Atlantic democracies, the EU and NATO. Romania's integration into the EU and NATO succeeded. The 1989 Revolution and the University Square movement prevailed - they won,' Predoiu said.
He added that, unfortunately, this integration did not happen as quickly as those who supported the University Square movement had hoped.
According to him, Romania's alignment with the Western world must continue to be defended.
'The struggle continues! Even today, we are confronted with forces, apparently civic and political, whether visible or less obvious, that seek to alter the historical course of our country and to detach Romania from Western structures. They do this through disinformation, by spreading hate-based rhetoric, promoting anti-Western narratives, and exploiting economic or social discontent, as well as political volatility in international relations. Even today, we must defend our belonging to the Western world, in light of today's context, using the tools of the present,' the interim prime minister added.
In his view, this task is all the more difficult given the current climate of unrest, tension, and open conflicts, not only in the East, but also due to realignments and recalibrations within the Western world itself.
According to the interim prime minister, the first step is to form a government supported by pro-Western political forces, which he described as 'the only forces currently possessing the political capacity and necessary expertise to govern.'
'This is a necessary step in order to swiftly move toward the modernisation of our administration and to continue our economic development. It is the best way to honour those who, in 1989 during the anti-communist Revolution, and in 1990 through the pro-Western civic movement University Square,' showed vision, courage, dignity, and many of them, the strength to make sacrifices. May their moral example forever guide Romania's path to democracy! The Romanian Government expresses its respect to all those who made it possible, in 1989 and 1990, to open a historic path, the path of democracy, freedom, and prosperity,' Predoiu underscored.
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