Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union

She addressed the European Parliament

Deputy Speaker of the Deputies' Chamber Florin Iordache on Monday stated that Romania's main objective, to be achieved through debates and the documents adopted on the parliamentary dimension of the presidency of the Council of European Union, is to obtain concrete results for the citizens.

President of the Senate Calin Popescu-Tariceanu pleaded for the defence and strengthening of cohesion at the level of the entire European Union, and underscored the European Parliament's (EP) role in the cooperation at the level of the EU and its institutions.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, whose country holds the EU presidency, has intervened in the acrimonious debate on migration by saying the EU must "close its borders" to those who do not use authorised checkpoints.

A meeting of the heads of the Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) is held in Sofia on 22nd of January.

The forum was opened by Bulgarian National Assembly Chairperson Tsveta Karayancheva.

A hearing of Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-designate Maria Gabriel will be held by the European Parliament on June 20 in Brussels, reported BNR.

Maria Gabriel will answer MEPs questions at a joint meeting of the Parliamentary Committees on Industry and Culture.

Social Democratic Party (PSD) Deputy Ana Birchall believes Romania is prepared to support the projects that can contribute to consolidating the energy security of the European Union.

Chair of the Deputies' Chamber's committee on European affairs, Social Democrat Ana Birchall, in the period May 31 - June 2, will participate in the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) in Riga, informs a release remitted to AGERPRES on Saturday.