The President of the European Commission asks the Council of the EU to take the necessary measures for Romania and Bulgaria to become part of the Schengen area as soon as possible this year, according to a letter sent to the MEP Eugene Tomak and presented by him on Monday, writes News.ro. For his part, Tomak declares that the answer of the President of the EC is extremely important for our country and very useful in the context of the process that he initiated in the Court of the European Union.

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“Enlargement of the Schengen Area remains a political priority of the Commission and we ask the Council to take the necessary steps to make a decision as soon as possible this year for Romania and Bulgaria to become part of the Schengen Area,” Ursula said. von der Leyen in a letter.

What von der Leyen replied to Tomak

“Immediately after Austria’s refusal to vote for Romania’s access to the Schengen zone, I sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in which I strongly request that this violation of the law be sanctioned. In the reply letter I received today, President von der Leyen confirms my correctness and emphasizes the validity of all my arguments. Therefore, Ursula von der Leyen asks the Council to take a decision “as soon as possible this year” for Romania and Bulgaria to become part of the Schengen area,” Eugen Tomac said in a Facebook post on Monday introducing the letter. received from the President of the EC.

He clarifies that the answer of the President of the European Commission is extremely important for our country and very useful in the context of the process he initiated in the Court of the European Union.

“The December 8 vote is deeply unfair, and this injustice inflicted on Romania must be corrected. Otherwise, it sets a very dangerous precedent. I am determined to continue the “Sign up for Romania in Schengen” campaign I started until justice is done for our country. If you also want Romania to be part of the Schengen area, go to romaniainschengen.ro and sign the petition!” concludes the MEP.