PM Dancila says taking over Presidency of EU Council is a national project; it entails consensus

Taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union as of 1 January 2019 is a "national project" which entails "a consensus between the institutions of the state" and the "political class," Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated.

"I see the takeover of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, starting 1 January 2019, as a national project. We are not talking about persons here, we are talking about Romania, about an exam that Romania must take in front of Europe and for this exam to be passed with a high grade, in order for it to be successful (...), this thing entails (...) a consensus between the institutions of the state, (...) the political class, a wish of each one of us to get involved in this national project. (...) I believe that the Romanian society, the political parties, the political class must prove great responsibility, to unite and get involved in these national projects," Dancila stated in an interview broadcast on Saturday by the TVR 1 public television station.

Furthermore, the PM mentioned that the large objectives should unite the entire political class.

"I have always believed in consensus and I believed that the projects, the large objectives should unite the entire political class. I still believe this thing, because the true projects, the national projects entail this thing. When talking about a national project, we are not talking about o person or another, we are not talking about a party or another, we are talking about Romania and about the Romanians, and I believe that this thing is paramount and this thing entails to leave aside the political interests and unite for those projects," Dancila underscored.
AGERPRES (RO - author: Madalina Cerban, editor: Mirela Barbulescu; EN - editor: Rodica State)