The Vice-President of the European Parliament, Victor Negrescu, asked the candidate for the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, for Romania’s full accession to the Schengen area, greater subsidies for farmers and the granting of a significant role for our country in the economic area.
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“Today we are facing an important vote for the next European Commission, but also regarding the way we want to shape the future of Europe. After seeing what happened today in plenary, we, the delegation of the Social Democratic Party, call for responsibility and, at the same time, underline the priorities we have for the future Commission”, said social-democrat MEP Victor Negrescu, according to a press release.
The Romanian MEP emphasized the need for full Schengen accession, better policies and support for farmers.
“We are firmly convinced that more must be done to achieve Romania’s full accession to the Schengen area. At the same time, we want to underline the need for better policies that allow Europe to remain an economic leader, competitive, with a strong industry, dynamic SMEs and an adequate budget to meet the challenges we face. And we believe that we can actively contribute to this. Finally, we need more support for farmers, rural areas and local investment. Equal pay for equal work also means fair subsidies for our farmers and, at the same time, cohesion policy must remain at the heart of regional development.” Negrescu specified.
Victor Negrescu also mentioned the need for a European Commission attentive to the needs of the citizens of the community block.
“We want a Commission that is in touch with citizens and comes up with solutions that meet their need for better living conditions and we believe that we can work together to achieve this” said the social-democratic MEP, Victor Negrescu.
The representative of Romania in the European Parliament called for responsibility regarding the vote in the European legislature, as well as for a more realistic approach, focused on increasing the standard of living of European citizens.
