Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-002714/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gheorghe Cârciu (S&D)
Every year, the Romanian Government organises, through the Department for Romanians Everywhere (Departamentul pentru Românii de Pretutindeni), which it finances, summer camp programmes for children from the Romanian diaspora, so as to preserve the national cultural identity by promoting education in Romanian and furthering knowledge of Romanian culture.
This year, some 7 000 Romanian children and young people from the diaspora are expected to participate in cultural and educational activities under the Tabere Arc Programme, with over 5 000 of those children coming from historical Romanian communities in Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Albania and Serbia.
On 1 July 2025, 200 children from Ukraine waited eight hours at the border between Ukraine and Romania (Porubne BCP) during a heatwave. Since this situation constituted a significant risk for the health of minors, can the Commission state:
- 1.What steps can be taken to ensure that all Europeans crossing the border are awarded priority, and especially European children travelling in organised groups from a country outside the EU into the Member States, or vice versa?
- 2.How it ensures that the authorities in the Member States cooperate effectively to prevent bottlenecks of this kind from occurring?
Submitted: 2.7.2025