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Greece and Romania could expand cooperation in sectors such as health, energy, food industry and agriculture

July 18, 2024

Greece is interested to expand economic cooperation with Romania in vital sectors for both countries, such as health, energy, transport, constructions, food industry and agriculture, informs the Ministry of Finances.According to a post on the Facebook page of the institution, the minister of finances, Marcel Bolos received on Wednesday the visit of the delegation of the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic to Romania, both states having, besides the geography which determines common projects and strategic collaboration both in the EU and in the NATO. To start, the ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Romania, Evangelia Grammatika welcomed the efforts of the authorities in Bucharest in favour of accession of Romania to the Schengen Area and OCED. Similarly, she manifested the support of the government in Athens in reaching the objective of accession to OCED which would give Romania financial stability and the guarantee of a safe destination of foreign investors."In order to ensure sustainable economic growth, Romania is considering a predictable fiscal framework to attract foreign investors and vital projects with a major impact on the economy, such as transport, hospital and education infrastructure," Finance Minister Marcel Bolos said in the MF press release.   At the same time, Evangelia Grammatika expressed its willingness to expand bilateral economic cooperation in sectors vital to Romania and Greece, such as health, energy, transport, construction, food industry and agriculture. In order to achieve these objectives, Minister Marcel Bolo? expressed his openness to attract foreign investment.   With 8,678 companies registered in Romania, Greece ranks 7th in terms of the value of capital subscribed in the list of countries investing in Romania.

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