Europe must grow stronger, more vocal, more capable
\nand better prepared, the president of Romania Klaus Iohannis said in a message
\non Europe Day, celebrated every year on the 9th of May. According to
\nthe Romanian head of state, after the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic, these
\ndays we are experiencing the tragedy of the war on the borders of the EU, which
\ntriggered the most severe humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II. In his
\nmessage, Klaus Iohannis points out that this ongoing war goes against all the
\nprinciples and values on which the European Union was built and which keep it
\nunited-democracy, the rule of law and fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n
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These are unprecedented times in the history of the
\nUnion, which test our very capacity to safeguard our fundamental values, based
\non the concept on which the European project was built: peace, Mr. Iohannis
\nsays in his message. According to him, preserving peace has been a constant
\nendeavour for Europe for the past decades, a guarantee of stability which has
\nenabled us to reach unprecedented levels of prosperity. Klaus Iohannis also
\nmentions that this year Romania celebrates 15 years since joining the European
\nUnion, a choice made and supported by the entire Romanian society. <\/p>\n
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The head of state also believes that the benefits of
\nthis choice are evident today for the long-term progress of our nation, with the
\nEU membership providing the framework for an irreversible democratic progress,
\nfor economic and social development, for solidarity and active engagement in
\nthe European project. <\/p>\n
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The Romanian president also emphasizes that, one and a
\nhalf decades since its accession, Romania is a member state able to contribute
\nsolutions and to put its strengths at the service of Europe. <\/p>\n
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In turn, the PM Nicoale Ciuc\u0103, in his message on
\nEurope Day, voiced his hope that reason and peace return to the European
\ncontinent as soon as possible. The lessons of World War II must keep us from
\ntolerating a war of conquest against another independent state, as Russia does
\ntoday in Ukraine, the PM argues. According to him, WWII, whose end in Europe we
\ncelebrate on the 9th of May, must remind all of us about the fate of
\ntyrants and of those who dream about occupying other countries and controlling
\nthe world. <\/p>\n
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The president of the European Commission, Ursula von
\nder Leyen, describes the 9th of May as the day when our peaceful,
\nprosperous and united Europe was born. Seventy-two years later, Europe is
\nstronger and more united than ever.We stand united in supporting our Ukrainian friends. A
\npeople desperately struggling to determine its own future, the European Commission
\npresident pointed out. (A.M.P.)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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