Loading ...President Traian Basescu and PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu, together with Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian and Foreign Affairs Minister Lazar Comanescu attended on Wednesday (Oct 15) morning the first working session of the European Council.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Romania's President Traian Basescu participated, as guest, at the works of the European People's Party (EPP), whereas PM Tariceanu met with the European liberals (ALDE – Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe).
The meetings of the EPP and ALDE are aimed at establishing their stands regarding the issues of the European Council agenda.
"At the end of the meeting with the European liberals, Tariceanu said that following the talks he had with some premiers of EU countries their ‘concern over the world financial crisis was visible.
"Along the talks I had with some of the premiers of EU countries, I saw their concern which goes beyond the normal limit and gets near "fear" about the world financial crisis. We have to be aware that the effects of the crisis will lead to a wide scale economic recession in Europe and our interest, of course, is to protect Romania as much as possible against the effects of the crisis," said on Wednesday PM Tariceanu.
The two Romanian officials, President Traian Basescu and PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu, are expected to attend the meeting of the European Council with President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering. At the end of the first working session of the European Council an official working dinner is scheduled that will gather heads of state and government, but also foreign affairs ministers.
The works of the European Council will continue on Thursday when it is expected to approach issues such as the financial and economic situation of the European Union, the legislative package energy-climatic changes and the issue of energy security, the analysis of the implementation of the extraordinary European Council's decisions of September 1, 2008 (with reference to the strengthening of the EU-Georgia ties and the aid for this country in the post-conflict reconstruction, as well as to the development of the East Partnership Initiative), the stage of ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon and a preparation for the identification of ways to be followed at the European Council of December 2008, the European pact on migration and asylum.
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