The Foreign Office made a statement yesterday evening on the political situation in Romania.
Romania has had a long, hot summer. My hope (as an optimist) is that temperatures will fall in the autumn and that the focus will be on economic and institutional reform and strengthening the rule of law. There are important decisions ahead, under the IMF programme with Romania, for instance on the reform of state-owned enterprises. And on the rule of law, the executive, judiciary and parliament must press ahead with the actions recommended in the July CVM report. That is the best way to build Romania’s reputation with investors and other partners.