Every country
\nthat holds the 6-month European Union Council presidency, in keeping with the
\nrotation principle, wants to prove it is a trustworthy member that approaches
\nits mission with seriousness and professionalism and that it has a voice at
\nEuropean level. This is also Romania’s intention, whose preparations to take
\nover the EU Council presidency between January 1st and June 30,
\n2019, are on schedule. The Minister Delegate for European Affairs, Victor
\nNegrescu, has told us more about it:<\/p>\n
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We will hold
\nthe presidency of a European Union institution, namely the EU Council. This
\ninstitution represents the member states in their relation with other
\ninstitutions, such as the European Commission and the European Parliament.
\nTherefore, Romania’s role will be to preside over the EU Council meetings and
\ngenerate consensus, that is a common stand of all member states in their
\nrelation with other institutions, as part of the European decision making
\nprocess.<\/p>\n
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The period when
\nRomania holds this position is extremely important for the future of the
\ncommunity bloc, with the strategic agenda for 2019-2024, with an emphasis on
\ncommunity budget, general policies, immigration and security to be drawn up
\nduring this time. Also, according to Minister Negrescu, Romania’s EU Council
\npresidency will be centred around the citizens, and Romania’s message to the
\nEuropean community might be the fact that Europe needs, more than ever before,
\npolicies that are of interest to its people. Victor Negrescu:<\/p>\n
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The EU policies
\nthat citizens are most interested in are, paradoxically, policies in fields
\nwhere Europe does not have that much power. European citizens, wherever they
\nmay be in Europe, are expecting this entity and decision-makers to come up with
\nmeasures in the field of education, health and security.<\/p>\n
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Perhaps more
\nimportant than all these is the fact that the UK is scheduled to leave the EU
\nduring Romania’s holding the EU Council presidency. Considering that around 3
\nmillion EU citizens live in the UK and that one million UK citizens live in the
\nEU, everybody is waiting to see what happens after Brexit. Referring strictly
\nto the bilateral relation, the British Ambassador to Bucharest, Paul Brummel,
\nhas already given assurances that Brexit will not cause a fundamental change in
\nthe everyday life of the UK citizens living in Romania or in that of Romanians
\nliving in the UK. In his opinion, Romania and the UK must continue their
\npartnership and consolidate cooperation in the military, commercial and
\nscientific fields. <\/p>\n
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