By: Yassmine ElSayed
CAIRO, Dec. 31 (SEE) - Romanian officials have slammed European Union officials for treating it as "a second-rate" country as it prepares to take over the EU's rotating presidency on Tuesday, AP reported.
The report quoted a senior official of Romania's governing Social Democratic Party, who blasted top EU officials including European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, signaling the fractious mood.
"Romania is under special (EU) monitoring. Romania is treated like a second-rate nation by some EU officials," Mihai Fifor, a Social Democrat leader, said.
He was referring to remarks made Saturday by Juncker in an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper. Junkcer, who heads the EU's executive branch, questioned whether Romania was ready for the political give-and-take of the role amid deep political pisions at home and a contentious domestic judicial overhaul.
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