sentences:  He became an observer to the European Parliament in 2005, and was subsequently selected MEP in 2007.On February 19, 2007, he was nominated as foreign minister by Prime Minister Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, following the resignation of Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu.President Traian Băsescu refused to approve the nomination, saying that Cioroianu lacked the necessary experience.