Exclusive: Romania's President Dan pushes for Moldova and Ukraine’s EU bid, challenging Hungary
In a joint interview with Euronews and Euronews Romania, Romanian President Nicușor Dan announced that technical negotiations for Moldova’s EU accession will begin following a pro-European vote, despite Hungary’s veto on Ukraine.
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00:00The Romanian president, Nicassar Dan, expressed his great satisfaction over the victory of the pro-EU coalition in the Moldovan parliamentary elections during an exclusive joint interview with Euronews in Euronews Romania.
00:30After the electoral success of the pro-EU bloc in Moldova, the Romanian president thinks that the Moldovan government has the political opportunity
00:59to speed up the negotiation process to join the union.
01:03Now in the process of adhering, there is a common calendar for Moldova and Ukraine.
01:15We know that there is a position of Hungary to adhering to Ukraine.
01:20What happens is that very much, regardless of the context of the formal negotiations, in the case of Moldova,
01:37the technical issues on the negotiations will have a place, even if they will not be officially launched,
01:43I hope they will be launched, but if they will not, they will have a place,
01:46so that, from a structural perspective, Moldova will be prepared as soon as possible for adhering.
01:53So I am very, very optimistic that Moldova will enter the European Union.
01:57Nicassar Dan is also aware of the structural obstacles concerning a fast Ukrainian accession to the EU.
02:03I am a optimist for Ukraine.
02:05Acolo exist in momentul acesta two problems.
02:12Exist the opposition to Hungary and in perspective there is a discussion about agriculture.
02:20No one are in momentul acesta standardele pe care noi le impunem agriculture in the European Union.
02:28And atunci, the discussions that have place are that, in this chapter of agriculture, Ukraine will have a separate status,
02:40so that they can continue to make significant exports in European countries and in all the other chapters to be agreed.
02:50We are in agreement that Ukraine will have a bigger problem, which worries us all about the war.
02:57You can catch the full interview on the Europe Conversation on Euronews and Euronews.com.
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