“Cohesion as a Common European Value:” Romania’s EU Council Presidency
“Cohesion as a Common European Value:” Romania’s EU Council Presidency

Author(s): Jakub Pieńkowski
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Romania; European Union; Romanian presidency of the EU Council; EU cohesion; common European value; internal political conflicts; disputes with European institutions;
Summary/Abstract: On 15 January, Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă announced the programme for the first Romanian presidency of the EU Council. As a neutral arbitrator, Romania wants to strengthen the EU’s cohesion, especially by equalising the Member States’ level of development. Most Polish and Romanian interests are concurrent. The presidency’s effectiveness may be limited by internal political conflicts and disputes with European institutions. The Member States’ concentration on Brexit, planned in March, and elections to the European Parliament (EP) in May, would not be conducive to the Romanian presidency’s success.

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