Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Thursday that a true form of respect from the political class for the Colectiv nightclub tragedy would have been, among other things, for Romania to have a fully functional hospital for treating severe burn patients ten years after the disaster.

„I went there today and laid a bouquet of flowers, and I can only say: may God rest the souls of those who perished in this tragedy. I extend my deepest compassion to their families and, how shall I put it, there are things that depend on us — most of them in domestic politics — and there are things that do not, many of them in foreign policy,” Bolojan said on private broadcaster Antena 1 when asked about the Colectiv tragedy.

Bolojan added that, ten years after the Colectiv tragedy, Romania still does not have a functional hospital capable of treating severe burn victims.

„But a genuine sign of respect from the political class for this tragedy would have been, among other things, to have a functional hospital ten years on — one able to treat severe burn patients. The fact that we still don’t have such a facility, sadly, shows the true measure of that respect. Beyond that, what more can I say?” the prime minister remarked. AGERPRES