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ForMin Manescu: Romania would probably have to nominate a woman for the European Commissioner office. Schengen remains a priority of the Romanian diplomacy.

July 26, 2019

Foreign Affairs Minister Ramona Manescu stated on Thursday that Romania would probably have to nominate a women for the European Commissioner office, arguing that Romanian Ambassador to the European Union Luminita Odobescu is very experienced and she has proven that she can manage very complicated things. “I’ve heard, perhaps from...

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