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Employers' Confederation: Romania need a free economy, not political masters

June 5, 2025

Romania needs a free economy, not political masters, says the president of the Concordia Employers' Confederation, Dan Sucu, warning that whenever the country's economic interests are threatened, the political class will be held accountable "without hesitation.""Romania's prosperity is due to the business environment, the companies and the millions of Romanians who work in these companies. Politicians have succeeded each other quickly, but our private environment was built with difficulty and is stable. It is impossible for me to remember how many prime ministers or finance ministers I have known. A politician who arbitrarily spends the taxes we pay is easy to find, but a businessman or an entrepreneur who takes responsibility for a business with 50, 100, 1,000 people is much more difficult. This legitimizes us in front of any Government, any politician and any president. It gives us the right to demand that certain principles be respected, that any economic decision be agreed with the representative business environment (...) We will hold the political class accountable without hesitation and we will do so whenever the country's economic interests are threatened (...) There are still great opportunities in Romania and in order for us all to be more prosperous we need decisions that are based on data, not dogmas. We need a free economy, not political masters," said Concordia president Dan Sucu, in a press release sent on Thursday.According to him, a third of the GDP and the well-being of Romanians are produced in the thousands of Concordia member companies, with over 450,000 employees, but which should be more involved in the life of the communities."Wherever you turn your head in Romania, you will come across a factory, a store, an office, a construction site of a Concordia member. We exist to defend the interests of those who produce value for society (...) But with this power comes responsibility towards the communities in which we operate. I am truly ashamed when I meet businessmen who run companies with hundreds of employees, but do not get involved in public life and in the communities. We remind them bluntly: What you have worked so far must be defended. Sometimes more vocally, in front of those we elect, and most often, by getting involved in employers' organizations," said Sucu.As the second round of the presidential elections unfolds, the Concordia Employers' Confederation calls on the two remaining candidates to publicly declare, unequivocally, that: they will not change Romania's European and Atlantic path, they will not support tax increases and they will get involved in eliminating economic imbalances, they will respect democracy, freedom, private property and the rule of law.   

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http://actmedia.eu/daily/employers-confederation-romania-need-a-free-economy-not-political-masters/113831
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