EP-voorzitter Schulz ontmoet Roemeense premier Victor Ponta (en)

European Parliament President Martin Schulz i will meet Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Wednesday 11 July at 17.30 in the European Parliament in Brussels in the protocol room on the 9th floor of the Paul-Henri Spaak building. The meeting will focus on recent political events in Romania.

The meeting will be followed by a press point at 18.15 outside the protocol room.

On the eve of the meeting, President Schulz said:

"We are monitoring the events in Romania very closely. We seem to be witnessing a political fight of a surprising intensity between two irreconcilable camps.

Should there be any breaches of European rules and standards, the European Commission should take action immediately. We are a Union of shared values and legal standards, which must be respected by all of its members without exception. It is our duty to act if these are violated."