Romania's strategy for accession to the euro up for consultations to ensure national political consensus
May 29 2015
President Klaus Johannis will organize
consultations with political parties to identify a national political
consensus on Romania's accession to the euro area in order to ensure
a smooth process in the adoption of the euro.
"Such a consensus
will allow the adoption of a national strategy for transition to the
euro and a rigorous calendar of economic, monetary, legal and
institutional reforms to ensure economic traveled to Romania a stable
and predictable", says a release of the Presidential
Administration after a meeting that took place between President
Johannis, Prime Minister Ponta and the central bank governor Mugur
Isarescu.
The establishment of a steering committee was also
discussed, responsible with the design, coordination and monitoring
stages and responsibilities involved to achieve the objective of
adopting the common currency.
The committee will identify the main
economic and institutional steps and responsibilities of the
changeover to the euro, according to the commitments assumed by the
government in the Convergence Programme 2015-2018 reads the press
release.