Answering on Saturday on Prima TV, when asked if she is an arbitrator in the Bastro scandal, Adina Valean explained that this scandal does not exist in Brussels. “The Bastroe scandal is not seen in Brussels, it does not exist. There is no such thing in Brussels, because we were not directly asked,” Valean emphasized.

Also, when asked whether the Ministry of Transport should make such a request, Velyan answered that anyone who considers himself to be at the center of a scandal can submit a request.

“Those who believe that they are at the center of the scandal. That is why I, in Brussels, the transport commissioner, received a request from Ukraine at a certain moment, when I was expanding the transport infrastructure maps, with a request to include the Chilean branch in the European transport networks from Ukraine. It is not currently in main transport networks. According to our rules, when you have transport infrastructure at the border between two countries, we cannot include anything without the consent of the other country. And then what I initiated was consultations with Romania, I got a restrained point of view, I informed the Ukrainian side, which did not say anything about the fact that the Chiria branch cannot be included in the transport maps for the reasons that were said. This is practically the only message or official request I received from Brussels,” Valean explained.

The European Commissioner for Transport stressed that he follows the debate as a Romanian.

“Now, of course, it happened that I am Romanian, that I follow, of course, the debate in Romania, that I also know a little about the history of facts and events related to the Danube Delta, that as a Romanian, I am concerned about this environmental a space that is absolutely extraordinary and unique on our continent, if not with its specifics, then in the world (…) Everyone is interested in having this issue discussed,” said Adina Valean.

Valean wondered why Romania and Ukraine do not have cooperative relations, even though they are neighbors.

“I noticed a long time ago, I was a European parliamentarian at the beginning of my career, and we were all invited to join some friendship groups or commissions with different countries, and of course from Australia to New Zealand. I was also thinking of joining the commission for Ukraine. Yes, now we are talking about 10-15 years. why Because I was always fascinated by this idea that we have such a big neighbor with whom we practically do not cooperate, and I saw my Polish colleagues who were in economic prosperity, exchanges with Ukraine, etc., and I constantly asked Romania, why? (…) finally, you draw the line and find that if you don’t have a constant and transparent dialogue with your neighbor or partner, you can understand each other, but if you don’t talk, how will you come to a common conclusion?” – said Adina Valean.

When asked how to explain this blocking, the European Commissioner concluded that Romania really wants to be in the EU and looks more to the west.

“Perhaps it was a dislike for the former Soviet space, but we live in a different world, we are in a different reality, we are a member of the European Union, we can offer these countries from our east. And look now, how new partners are appearing, for example, all the Caucasian countries that now want to develop the middle corridor, how they are coming to us, and the gateway to the European Union is… who? Well, Romania, here on the Black Sea, so it’s a type of politics that I’m sure will also develop in Romania, but it didn’t exist for various reasons, not necessarily out of bad intentions,” Valean said.

Regarding the Bastro Canal, Adina Valean emphasized that the parties are encouraged to agree and make a decision.

“I’m expressing my opinion and the message that we sent in the mediation process because we encouraged the parties to agree, to measure, to make a decision,” Valean explained.

When asked what the result of this measurement was, Adina Valean answered that “we will find out.”

“We will find out, because everyone has to think independently about their environmental, commercial, economic, etc. assessment and make a decision together. We want to facilitate this dialogue. I don’t like the fact that the European Commission comes and tells them what to do, I didn’t like it, I don’t like it even as a Romanian, and I don’t think Ukrainians necessarily like it. . So it would be best for the parties to discuss and reach an agreement (…) At the moment we do not have any formal request from the European Commission for any mediation. We did it on our own initiative, because we want the corridors of solidarity to work. We want to have a good understanding here, because there are Ukrainian ports on the Danube where grain arrives, because it is the port of Giurgiulesti of Moldova, because we have economic interests on both sides. But the Sulin channel is the channel that we support and consider the main channel for freight transportation in the Danube Delta,” concluded Adina Valean.