Eleven heads of state and government of the European Union will come to Bucharest on March 6-7 for the Congress of the European People’s Party (EPP). Among those who confirmed their presence is Austrian cancer patient Karl Nehammer, the main opponent of Romania’s accession to Schengen.

Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of AustriaPhoto: Kommersant photo agency / ddp USA / Profimedia

The list of European leaders who confirmed their presence at the EPP Congress in Bucharest was announced by MEP Siegfried Muresan.

According to him, in addition to 11 heads of state and government from the European Union, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, will also come to Bucharest.

Among those who have confirmed their presence is Austrian cancer patient Karl Nehammer, the main opponent of Romania’s entry into Schengen, who insists on Vienna’s right-wing veto on the full accession (including land borders) of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Free Trade Area. .

Full list of heads of state and government, as well as EU leaders, who will speak at the EPP Congress in Bucharest

  • President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
  • President of the European Parliament Roberta Metzola
  • Manfred Weber, president of the EPP group in the European Parliament
  • President of Romania Klaus Iohannis
  • Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo
  • Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden
  • Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson
  • President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides
  • Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer
  • Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar
  • Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković
  • Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk
  • Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis ITSOTAKIS
  • Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonite

And the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, will visit Bucharest starting on Tuesday.