"Romania's EU accession occurred 10 years ago and certainly there are many issues to be resolved. Meanwhile it is painful that the EU applies double standards and my country is subject to a special control mechanism," the diplomat said in an interview with the daily "Die Welt" Mediafax reports.
"Romania often plays a role in the national election campaigns of other countries, where clichés are delivered that are extremely offensive to us. This creates frustration and makes many Romanians not feel equal to other European citizens" the Foreign Minister said while on a work visit in Germany.
Regarding the EU reports on corruption, Corlăţean said that inRomania this phenomenon is not present in a greater or lesser extent than in other European countries
"We, as a government,must, not only for economic reasons, fight against corruption as powerful as possible," the Foreign Minister said, adding that in this respect, Romania adopted a series of laws to combat corruption which in other countries do not even exist. "The EU recognizes our efforts in many areas. This does not mean that we have reached our goals. But it is unacceptable to us thisdiscriminatory treatment of Romania in the EU. We have the right to be treated like all other EU countries," Corlateansaid.