The European Parliament already discussed the rule of law in Romania in February 2018, following massive street protests after the Romanian Parliament approved an overhaul of how the judicial system is organised and changes to rules about conflicts of interest. The criminal code and the criminal procedure code have also been modified, but these changes are currently being reviewed by the Constitutional Court.

Rule of law in Romania

Romania is a EU member country since 1 January 2007.

Romania is a semi-presidential republic. Executive functions are held by both government and the president. The country is divided into 41 counties and the municipality of Bucharest. Each county is administered by a county council, responsible for local affairs, and a prefect responsible for administering national affairs at county level. There are 32 members of the European Parliament from Romania.

EU - Romania

EP President participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people, at the Romanian National Opera. She meets with H.E. Mr. Nicolae Ciuca, President of the Senate of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Alfred Simonis, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania and with H.E. Mr. Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania

The Romanian President addresses MEPs on Wednesday at 11.00 to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future.

EP President Metsola and President Iohannis have a bilateral meeting before his speech in plenary. A short press point with both is scheduled for 10.50. 

This will be the thirteenth “This is Europe” plenary debate and the first in 2024. In 2023, MEPs heard from Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov (22 November), Cyprus’ President Christodoulides (13 June), Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz (9 May), Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (19 April) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda (14 March). The EU leaders who participated in this debate series in 2022 were Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob.

Plenary debate - This is Europe - Debate with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis

EP Plenary session - Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Marcel CIOLACU, Romanian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nicolae CIUCĂ, President of the Senate of Romania

EP Plenary session  - Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania) - Meeting with Marcel CIOLACU, Prime Minister of Romania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania) - Meeting with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania) - Meeting with Alfred SIMONIS, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania) - Meeting with Nicolae CIUCA, President of the Senate of Romania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania) - Town Hall Discussion with Young Romanians

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania - Townhall Discussion with Romanian Youth

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania - ‘Mihnea Constantinescu’ Values-Based Leadership Award

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania - Address to the joint session of the Romanian Parliament

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania - Meeting with Marcel CIOLACU, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania - Meeting with Alina GORGHIU, President of the Romanian Senate

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania - Meeting with Nicolae-Ionel CIUCÃ, Romanian Prime Minister

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, opens the plenary session with a statement on the full accession to Schengen of Romania and Bulgaria. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on Romania and Bulgaria full accession to Schengen

Commission statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs on Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: Closing statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Commission statement on Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders.

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: MEPs debate (part 2)

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: MEPs debate (part 1)

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: Opening statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

This News items shows the arrival of Marcel CIOLACU, Romanian Prime Minister at the European Parliament, his welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and the roundtable of their meeting.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Marcel CIOLACU, Romanian Prime Minister: arrival, welcome and roundtable

First publication of available national estimates from Romania, Poland, Portugal and Sweden at 21.40. On Sunday 9th June 2024, the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels transforms into a press room on the occasion of the election night. Over several hours, journalists from all over Europe follow the results thanks to national estimates and exit polling data. From 6 to 9 June 2024, around 360 million Europeans are called to the polls to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament. The constitutive session of the newly elected Parliament will take place in July, in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Elections Night 2024 - First publication of available national estimates from Romania, Poland, Portugal and Sweden

This news item shows citizens voting in the European elections in Rosu, Romania, on 9 June 2024. By voting in the European elections, citizens in Romania, and in all other EU Member States, elect their representatives to the European Parliament. In Romania, voters will elect 33 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results of the elections will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Rosu (Romania)

This news item shows citizens voting in the European elections at Sava College, an educational institution in Bucharest, Romania, on 9 June 2024. In addition, the news item includes illustrative footage about the city of Bucharest. By voting in the European elections, citizens in Romania, and in all other EU Member States, elect their representatives to the European Parliament. In Romania, voters will elect 33 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results of the elections will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Sava College in Bucharest (Romania)

Leading up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, President Metsola intends to tour all EU Member States, urging citizens to participate in the voting process. Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Marcel CIOLACU, Romanian Prime Minister, during her official visit to Bucharest (Romani). This news item shows extracts from the arrival and meeting between the two leaders.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania): arrival and meeting with Marcel CIOLACU, Prime Minister of Romania

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with President of Romania Klaus IOHANNIS in Bucharest.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania): arrival and meeting with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Alfred SIMONIS, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania at the Chamber of Deputies of Romania in Bucharest.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania): arrival and meeting with Alfred SIMONIS, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania at the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

Leading up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, President Metsola intends to tour all EU Member States, urging citizens to participate in the voting process. Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Nicolae CIUCA, President of the Romanian Senate, during her official visit to Bucharest.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania): arrival, signature of the golden book and meeting with Nicolae CIUCA, President of the Senate of Romania at the Senate

In Bucharest, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Raluca TURCAN, Romanian Minister of Culture, signs the golden book and exchanges with young people at the Romanian National Opera.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bucharest (Romania): arrival, meeting with Raluca TURCAN, Romanian Minister of Culture, signature of the golden book and Town Hall Discussion with Young Romanians

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Closing statement by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania.

"This is Europe" debate: closing statement by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Round of political groups speakers

"This is Europe" debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: Round of political groups speakers

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. MEPs debate.

"This is Europe" debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: MEPs debate

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Opening statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and speech by Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania. The transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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