BUCHAREST, Sept. 12 -- Visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday expressed his disapproval of Romania's accession to Schengen area, as a response to the country's request for support on the issue.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Viorica Dancila pleaded for the accession of Romania to Schengen in their separated meetings with Rutte, but the latter showed his disagreement.
"I underlined Romania's support for the more efficient management of the Union's external borders. In this context, I reiterated Romania's desire to join the Schengen area as soon as possible," Iohannis told a joint press conference after meeting with Rutte.
Dancila said at another press conference with Rutte that "Given that Romania meets the technical criteria regarding the accession to the Schengen area, which was confirmed by the European Commission, I asked the Dutch prime minister to support Romania.
"I strongly believe that Romania deserves to be in the Schengen area and that we do not have to link the issue of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism to the Schengen criteria," she said.
Rutte offered a seemingly ambiguous response at the Presidential Palace, saying "I fully understand Romania's desire to join the Schengen area... we will see what the next steps will be, after the assessment to be made by The European Commission."
The Dutch prime minister was more straightforward when he spoke at the press conference with his Romanian counterpart.
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