Romania’s Prime Minister, Nicolae Ciucă, on Friday met in Stockholm his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kirstersson. This is the first visit paid to this country by a Romanian Prime Minister in the last 20 years. The two discussed the priorities of the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, namely a greener, safer and freer Europe, as well as the Russian Federation’s aggression in Ukraine. Prime Minister Kristersson recently said Ukraine is the top priority for all, and that Kyiv’s victory is essential for Europe and the whole world. Swedish wants to continue to provide economic, political, humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. Romania’s Prime Minister outlined the Romanian authorities’ effort to support Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees at multiple levels. At the end of February, 109 thousand Ukrainians still resided in Romania, out of the total of 3 million that transited our country. Ukrainian refugees benefit from free medical, social and education services and can access the labor market. Romania has fulfilled Schengen accession criteria, the Swedish Prime Minister also told the joint press briefing.
