Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, ambassador of the European Union to Japan
Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, ambassador of the European Union to Japan
It gives me great pleasure to address the readers of The Japan Times as the European Union (EU) marks Europe Day. On May 9, 1950, then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman put forth his vision for a more peaceful, stable and prosperous Europe after the death and destruction of decades, if not centuries, of war.