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Frans Timmermans voices concern on latest developments of CVM in Romania

Timmermans:'Urgent progress is needed in the coming weeks on all issues of concern'.

Frans Timmermans voices concern on latest developments of CVM in Romania

Articol de Radu Dobriţoiu, 07 Martie 2019, 13:56

First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, voiced "growing concern" on "latest developments" in matters related to Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania, during meeting on Wednesday in Brussels with Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă. 'Urgent progress is needed in the coming weeks on all issues of concern', Timmermans said.

First EC Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă met for the second time in a month and had an open and sincere discussion", a spokesperson for the European Commission told AGERPRES.

"They discussed matters concerning the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, and First Vice-President (Frans Timmermans) expressed growing concern about the state of affairs and the latest developments", spokesperson added.

Frans Timmermans also said that 'urgent progress is needed in the coming weeks on all issues of concern'.

"The two have decided that experts in Romania and the European Commission will meet next week to discuss the issues in question", EC spokesperson said.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei

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