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EC First Vice-President Frans Timmermans: Romania has registered significant progress regarding CVM, additional efforts needed

June 6, 2015

President Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Palace on Friday welcomed European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, who said that Romania has registered significant progress regarding the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), but additional efforts are needed to be able to finalise this process. “Welcome to Romania! Welcome to Cotroceni! I am glad you have come, [...]

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