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PM Bolojan to meet Economy and Defence Commissioners, EC VP Minzatu, in Brussels on Monday

October 16, 2025

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan will travel to Brussels on Monday for meetings with European Commissioners for Economy and Productivity, Valdis Dombrovskis, and for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, as well as with European Commission Vice-President Roxana Minzatu, Government spokesperson Ioana Dogioiu announced on Thursday.'The Prime Minister will meet on Monday in Brussels with Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Mr Dombrovskis. He will also have a meeting and a working lunch with Mr Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence, and a working meeting with Vice-President Roxana Minzatu,' Dogioiu told a press conference at Victoria Governmental Palace.When asked whether the Prime Minister's agenda included a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Dogioiu said that no such meeting was scheduled.Regarding the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) Programme and whether the Port of Constanta would be included in the project list, Dogioiu replied: 'As you know, the projects will only be made public in their final form after negotiations conclude and after (...) the final list is approved, sometime in November. They are currently under negotiation. As for civil infrastructure, which I presume is what you're referring to, from what I know, yes, the Port of Constanta is currently among the projects under negotiation, as are the extremities of motorways A7 and A8.' 

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