Scholz arrived in Romania's capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, part of the Socialists and Democrats group, the second biggest in the Parliament. Voters in the 27 EU member states go to the polls 6-9.
Poland's prime minister has said in an interview with PAP that the inactivity of the European People's Party (EPP), headed by Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk, must shoulder some of the blame for current Russia-Ukraine tensions.