-Romania’s Higher Defence Council chaired by President Traian Basescu met in Bucharest. Talks focused on the forces and resources the defence and interior ministries can make available for participation in missions and operations outside Romanian borders next year
The Romanian Senate has passed a law on the cooperation between the government and parliament in the area of European affairs, which establishes that Parliament decides who will attend the European Council meeting on the 28th and 29th of June in Brussels, if the president and prime minister fail to reach an agreement on the issue.
Romania’s Foreign Minister Andrei Marga expressed hope in Luxembourg that substantial progress will be made in settling the conflict in the pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria while respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognised borders.
Romania voices its concern at the EU External Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg over the serious deterioration of the security situation in Syria.
Spain and Cyprus have requested financial assistance from the Eurogroup.