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Romania's President is the one to go to the European Council meetings, while for new proposals a mandate is needed from the Legislature, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu told Digi 24 private television broadcaster on Sunday evening.
The Romanian chief diplomat said that "the institution truly committing Romania in terms of foreign policy is Romania's Parliament, where by presenting the governance programme the proposals and action directions of Romania in relation with the European Union are adopted."
Asked about the internal tensions during Romania's presidency of the Council of the EU, Melescanu said that there is a proposal according to which such disputes mustn't become a topic connected to the role Romania will play at the Council of the EU.
"In the latest negotiations, political consultations that took place last year, [Senate] President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu made a proposal on accepting a moratorium during the presidency, when internal disputes that come up shouldn't become topics of Romania's presence as president of the Council of the European Union," Melescanu said.
