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Sorin Grindeanu will have a meeting with the president of the Republic of Croatia and four premiers this week
Premier Sorin Grindeanu has programmed meetings with 4 premiers and one head of state. Thus, premier Sorin Grindeanu will pay on Monday 12 June an official visit to Croatia where he will meet the president of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar, the Croatian prime-minister Andrej Plenkovic and the president of the Parliament Gordan Jandrokovic.
According to a statement of the Romanian Executive, the items of bilateral and European interest on the meeting's agenda in Zagreb will include debates on the future of the European Union, with both Romania and Croatia endorsing the need for cohesion and solidarity inside the EU.
"The topic is of interest for both countries, given that Romania has already started to prepare for its first tenure as president of the Council of the EU, in the first half of 2019, and Croatia will hold the office a year after Romania, in the first half of 2020. The two countries also proposed to cooperate for the accession to the Schengen Area, which was highlighted including in talks that PM Sorin Grindeanu had with Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Davor Ivo Stier, in March at Victoria Palace."
The Gov't informs that on this occasion, an agreement regarding mutual protection of classified information will be signed, as well as a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation between Romania's Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Croatian Chamber of Economy.
On Tuesday 13 June, premier Grindeanu has a meeting with the prime-minister of Finland, Juha Sipila at the Victoria Palace and on Wednesday 14 June he will take part in the reunion of the National Council for the preparation of the taking over by Romania of the presidency of the EU Council to take place at the headquarters of the government.
On the agenda of premier Grindeanu there is also for Thursday 15 June a meeting with the prime-ministerof land Saxonia Stanislaw Tillich, followed by a meeting with the chairman of the Council for German Economy for Eastern Europe Wolfgang Buchele, both events happening at the headquarters of the government.
Grindeanu’s agenda includes on Friday 16 June a meeting with the prime-minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.