The government’s priority is to support high added value investments, especially in areas such as digitization, innovation, development of new technologies, prime minister Nicolae Ciuca said at Tuesday’s meeting with the representatives of the Foreign Investors Council, that took place at the Victoria Palace of Government, informs a Government press release sent to Agerpres.

The representatives of the Foreign Investors Council showed their support for this approach, underlining the need for permanent consultation in case of legislative changes and ensuring an adaptation period in the case of complex changes.

The Romanian prime minister expressed his appreciation for foreign business people’s growing interest, confirmed by the „record” volume of direct investments last year, which exceeded 11.3 billion euros, the highest level in the last 30 years.

At the same time, he showed the Government’s full openness to support and consolidate this pace, through targeted policies in this sense and its willingness to take over and implement the best procedures agreed by the private sector in the relationship with the state authorities.

„As regards the government’s policies on the use of European funds and attracting new investments, they have conveyed their willingness to support these efforts, by offering expertise and active involvement in their development,” the release added.

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