section_path: Political positions/European Union
section_name: European Union
paragraph_text: European Union
  
  On 15 May 2025, Simion said: "We are a Eurorealist group, not Euroskeptic", adding that he embraced the European single market as a driver of wealth for Romanians. Among leading politicians in EU member states, he has expressed particular admiration for Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, having praised the "Melonisation" of Europe. On 14 January 2025, he was elected the vice leader of the ECR party, with Mateusz Morawiecki as leader.