Summit

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis attended the European Council summit hosted by Brussels on Thursday and Friday. EU leaders discussed the Union’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and reiterated their strong support of the latter for as long it’s necessary. Emphasis was placed on the sustainability of this support and meeting Kyiv’s most pressing needs. In his address, Iohannis highlighted the robust support granted by Romania to Ukraine so far and called for further substantial support at European level in all areas, financial, economic, military and humanitarian. With respect to the EU accession of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, the EU leaders acknowledged the commitment and substantial efforts of the two states to meet the accession criteria and reiterated their continued support in this regard. Romania’s president welcomed the adoption of a first European economic security strategy, saying it is an extremely necessary concept.