Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000256/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Jean-Paul Garraud (PfE)
On 6 December 2024, the Romanian Constitutional Court invalidated the outcome of the first round of the presidential election on the grounds of alleged electoral violations and foreign interference. This has sparked institutional chaos and mass demonstrations, with citizens denouncing the cancellation of the ballot and viewing this decision as a disguised coup d’état aimed at keeping a pro-EU government excluding a proportion of the Romanian people in place in the country,
Many Romanian citizens accuse the European Union, and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in particular, of wanting to impose pro-European leaders while marginalising opposition movements.
This state of affairs raises serious questions as to respect for national sovereignty and the credibility of the European institutions.
- 1.How can the Commission justify its increasing involvement in the internal democratic processes of certain Member States, flying in the face of the principle of subsidiarity?
- 2.What arrangements does it intend to put in place to ensure that the European institutions do not interfere in the sovereign decisions of the Member States, particularly in electoral matters?
- 3.Does it acknowledge that such perceived meddling may exacerbate public distrust of the European Union and fuel social tensions?
Submitted: 21.1.2025