In his first public appearance since the failure of Schengen, President Klaus Iohannis vowed that Romania is moving forward and will not stop until it achieves its strategic goal of joining Europe’s free movement zone.

But we go step by step, just like the title of the head of state’s book. Klaus Iohannis promised that “probably on Wednesday” he will present “two or three concrete actions” that he will initiate to achieve progress on the Schengen file.

And if it is, “probably Wednesday”, it will probably do so from Brussels, where the EU-ASEAN (South East Asian countries) summit is being held together with the European Council meeting. At the latest summit, Romania hopes to build on the wave of European support it has enjoyed since Austria’s lopsided vote.

While waiting for the steps, we make an instant analysis. We see, despite the politician’s game with the Romanians’ expectations, what are the chances that our country will break the deadlock before spring, a new deadline spread to resume the discussion. The next meeting of EU interior ministers is scheduled for March 2023. We have identified at least three positives, one negative, and one uncertain element that we should consider in this heated debate.

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