Nicușor Dan, message to Romanians in Great Britain: “I have a very strong optimism towards Romania. In the medium term”

President Nicușor Dan met, at the Romanian embassy in London, with representatives of the Romanian community in Great Britain, on which occasion he conveyed to them that he has “very strong optimism” regarding the evolution of our country, but in the medium term.

“I congratulate you for remaining attached to Romania and I think that you represent a huge potential for Romania through what you are. The recurring question is how do we turn a potential into something concrete,” said the president.

He mentioned that, in a recent meeting with several associations of Romanians abroad, it was agreed to create a portal for the diaspora to help Romanians abroad in various matters, such as the list of places where Romanian language courses are held for children.

“I want to convey to you the very strong optimism I have towards Romania. In the medium term. Many times, we had an emotional view, in the short and very short term, but in order to evaluate ourselves accurately, we must evaluate ourselves over longer periods”, Nicușor Dan continued.

In the end, the president asked the Romanians in the United Kingdom to have confidence in the country's evolution in the future.

“We cannot fail to see the progress made since we entered the EU, 18 years ago. On the one hand, we see a country that has doubled its GDP in 10 years and all the assets it has in the next period, there is every chance that Romania will enter the OECD in the middle of next year. There is a maturation, even if delayed, of the public administration in Romania, even if it has some arrears in the area of integrity. So there are prospects for Romania to become, in the medium term, like the image we have of it”, the president also said