President Klaus Iohannis declared on Saturday, after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen for the Unity of Europe, that the completion of Romania's integration in the Schengen Area should be an objective for the Union European, and not just for our country.
"In order for the Schengen Area to become fully functional and efficient, it is necessary for all Member States that meet the conditions to be part of it. Romania is one of the states that has been acting as a de facto member of the Schengen for over 10 years. The completion of this integration process is not only an objective for Romania, but it should be an objective for the European Union," Iohannis underlined.
He opined that in order to achieve the goal of consolidating the Single Market, a fully functional and efficient free movement area is needed.
The head of state considers that the European Single Market is the link between the EU member states, that it defines the essence of the European project and brings concrete benefits to the citizens of Europe.
"It is our duty to ensure that all our efforts guarantee the maintenance of this common good - the Single Market and its four fundamental freedoms, whose importance has been highlighted by the health crisis," said Klaus Iohannis, Agerpres.ro informs.
According to him, the challenges posed by the pandemic have revealed a number of weaknesses both in the health sector and at the social and economic level.
"These is clear proof of the need to strengthen the European Union's strategic resilience, both internally and in the immediate vicinity," Iohannis said.
According to a statement from the Presidential Administration, the Board of Directors of the Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen decided to award President Klaus Iohannis the prize for 2020 in recognition of his merits as he "has led Romania to espouse a pro-European policy committed to the rule of law", "for the efforts made to strengthen the European Union and promote cooperation between its Member States", as well as for being "a great proponent of fairness, of protection of minorities and of cultural diversity, as well as being a leading mediator and bridge-builder between Western and Eastern European societies".
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