Weekly overview in pictures: President Iohannis travels to Kyiv | Emmanuel Macron, Philippe of Belgium visit military base in RO | TIFF kicks off in Cluj
Last week was marked by several high-profile visits as French president Emmanuel Macron and Philippe of Belgium visited the troops stationed at the NATO base in Mihail Kogălniceanu, close to Constanţa, on Romania'sRomania's Black Sea…
Simona Fodor · Journalist
· Updated · 3 min read
Last week was marked by several high-profile visits as French president Emmanuel Macron and Philippe of Belgium visited the troops stationed at the NATO base in Mihail Kogălniceanu, close to Constanţa, on Romania'sRomania's Black Sea Coast. President Klaus Iohannis travelled to Kyiv, where he met president Zelenskiy alongside the leaders of France, Germany, and Italy. The largest film festival in the country kicked off in Cluj-Napoca, while Bucharest hosted a fundraiser concert in support of Ukraine. More of the June 13-June 19 week's highlights in photos below.
French president Emmanuel Macron was in Romania early in the week to meet with the French troops stationed at the Mihail Kogălniceanu base in Constanța county. There, he had talks with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis. The two discussed Romania's Schengen accession, the security situation in the region, and the impact of the war in Ukraine, as well as the preparation of the NATO Summit in Madrid.
On June 16, Iohannis accompanied French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi on their visit to Kyiv, where they visited suburbs bombed by the Russian invaders and met Ukraine's president Volodimir Zelenski. At a joint press conference with the European leaders in Kyiv, Iohannis argued in favor of granting EU candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, which is "key to building a strong and lasting shield around our common values."
The following day, the Romanian president welcomed KingPhilippe of Belgium at the Mihail Kogălniceanu base in Romania. The two met with the Romanian, Belgian and other allied military troops stationed there and had official talks.
