Romanian President Klaus Iohannis called on EU leaders to focus on the "positive effects" of EU membership and not just on the "crises" and dangers facing Europeans, on Friday 3 May in Florence a few days before the extraordinary summit in Sibiu (see EUROPE B12247A1).
Three weeks before the European elections, Mr Iohannis acknowledged that democracy in the EU could be "under tension", but he does not agree that it should be "threatened" or in danger of dying. He took the example of his...