The government of Hungary is doing everything possible to ensure Romania joins the Schengen Area fully before the end of the Hungarian EU Council Presidency, Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto has said.
The Hungarian Foreign Minister said that Romania’s full Schengen membership would bring significant contribution to businesses stressing that Romania is among Hungary’s top export markets, too.
According to the Minister, Hungary would only have to gain from Romania’s Schengen membership, stressing that this is why his country is doing everything possible to ensure that Romania can join the zone during Hungary’s European presidency.
“We really hope that the Western European countries won’t be hypocritical, either, and all those who have been voicing their support for this will actually support it. And we sincerely hope that those who vetoed Romania’s accession to the Schengen area last time won’t get in the way of European consensus and a joint European position this time“, said M. Szijjarto.
As a reminder, Hungary is currently holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, which began on July 1, 2024, and will last until the end of this year.
(Source : Schengen news)