"I do not have a mandate from the USL, there is no way I could have had it, because we have not discussed this issue, but despite that, I have always enjoyed lobbying for Romania. Yeah (I will be lobbying in Germany for Romania's accession to Schengen ) and yes (I believe Germany will not oppose Romania’s accession to Schengen in 2014) ", Klaus Johannis stated , according to Agerpres.
He considered it "wise" that Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Monday that Romania would not request the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council , to be held on 7-8 March, that the matter of Romania joining the Schengen area be put up to the vote, after Germany announced its intention to foreclose our country in this area.
"It is wise that we do not want to force a position at the JHA Council, because that would not solve anything. (...) I am glad that the Prime Minister took this decision. Yeah, I'm optimistic that once everyone calmed down after the elections campaigns and after the elections, the issues will be approached and decided more calmly" Johannis said.
