Lower Chamber Chairman Will Not Attend Meeting With European Commission President

“As far as I know, he (Dragnea, ed.) is not in the country. Myself and Mr. Tariceanu will attend,” Iordache told MEDIAFAX.

Dragnea had already delegated his attributes as chairman for the entire month to Iordache, according to a decision published in the Official Journal at the end of last year.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani will attend the formal events marking the beginning of the country’s EU Council presidency, which are set to take place in Bucharest, at the Romanian Athenaeum and the Victoria Palace on Thursday and Friday.

Juncker had already announced his visit and the fact that he will attend meetings with President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, and the leaders of the two chambers of the Romanian Parliament, Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu.

The European Commission chief is also set to hold two press conferences on Friday, following the meetings with the president and the prime minister.