The Rumanian President, Klaus Iohannis, with the King Felipe VI.
Tamara Fariñas. Madrid
Maybe the fact that the Rumanian is the largest immigrant community in Spain, with almost a million citizens, or the fact that the diplomatic relations between both countries go back to the 15th century, have something to do, but the truth is that Spain is the country winning the affection of Rumanians.
According to a survey conducted by the Rumanian company of sociological research Inscop, 84.3% of Rumanians likes Spain, the country they consider more positively. It is followed closely by Italy, with 82.7%, and the United Kingdom, with 82% of those surveyed. The poll, elaborated between 26 November and 2 December 2015, includes the opinion of 1,071 people. The results show that Rumanians feel much more affection for western countries than for some of the east of Europe.
After these three, it is followed by the French, liked by 79.9% of Rumanians, the Dutch (78.6%), the North American (78%), the German (77.9%), the Belgian (76.3%), the Greek (75.6%), the Austrian (75.4%), the Polish (75.2%) and the Moldavian (74.3%).
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73.2% of Rumanians does not like Russians and 63.3% does not like Hungarians
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Ukraine is in the other side of the balance, with only 47% of Rumanians liking it, followed by Hungary, with 36.7% and, quite below in the last position, with only 26.8%, by Russia. In the middle, we find Bulgaria (63.8%), China (62.9%), Serbia (59.6%), Israel (58.4%) and Turkey (53.5%).
The Rumanian community in Spain is the largest. Recently, with almost a million inhabitants, the acting president, Mariano Rajoy, described this collective as a success in immigration integration. More specifically, in July, during the visit made to Spain by the Rumanian President, Klaus Iohannis, Rajoy affirmed that the Rumanian community was “one of the clearest and most successful examples of integration in Europe, one that shows the diversity, tolerance and broad mind that characterize the Spanish society”.
The first direct relations between both countries go back to the 15th century, when the prince of Transylvania, Iancu de Hunedoara, and the Spanish King Alfonso IV of Aragon signed their first cooperation treaty. The first Spanish legation was founded on 23 June 1881 in the Rumanian capital, Bucarest, and was led by Juan Pedro de Aladro.
