A large majority in the Transport Committee backed the recommendation drafted by Mathieu GROSCH (EPP-ED, BE) which is the fruit of a consensus reached in talks with the Council and is seen as a fair compromise between the differing traditions around the EU.
Leonards Orbans ir Rumānijas Eiropas integrācijas lietu ministrijas valsts sekretārs un ES iestāšanās sarunu vadītājs kopš 2004. gada.