French Interior Min: France Is Convinced Romania Must Join Schengen Area

Gueant met in Bucharest with his Romanian counterpart, Traian Igas. They discussed Romania’s Schengen Area accession and police cooperation between the two states.

The French minister said his government is prepared to help Romania meet the technical conditions, possibly by detailing a squad of French police officers to Romania.

Igas said that seven expert evaluation reports showed Romania conforms with the Schengen acquis, meaning it is technically prepared to secure the Area’s external borders.