Iohannis: Romanians, actively connected to civic values, proved when rule of law needs defending

Romanians are actively connected to the civic values and they proved this when the rule of law and democracy needed to be defended, on Tuesday said president Klaus Iohannis in the European Parliament's plenary session. 

"2018 is the year of the Modern Romania Centennial, which means to us not only retrospective and historical analyses, but mostly projections for the future. During these 100 years, we have learned some important lessons, going through sad experiences and periods. And the democracy's lesson is one of the most important. A reason why we appreciate all the more the values of the European family. For this reason, Romania is a country deeply attached to the European project. We have a vibrating, dynamic society in continuous evolution. We are a young democracy, with resources to get perfect. Romanians are connected actively to the civic values. They have proved it as clearly as they could, they made their voice heard when the rule of law and democracy needed to be defended. Romanians have the will and the force to go further on the European path they have assumed. It is the ambition to go over any obstacle so as to stay strongly anchored in the great European family we are part of fundamentally," Iohannis said at the debates in the European Parliament on the future of Europe.