The Romanian president requests the AfD leader to withdraw his anti-Romanian statements

Sorin Grindeanu, the president of Romania's Social Democratic Party, has requested Alice Weidel, leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), to retract her statement claiming that Romanian immigrants "plunder" Germany's social system. He also urged her to apologize to the Romanian community in Germany, emphasizing that collective blame based on origin contradicts EU values. Grindeanu expressed disappointment that such attitudes persist, suggesting they should have been left behind after World War II. Several Romanian politicians condemned Weidel's remarks.