Romania urgently needs a clear, coherent strategy to prepare its workforce for what lies ahead, Minister of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Radu Miruta wrote in a post on his Facebook page on Friday.
Together with Deputy Prime Minister Oana Gheorghiu, head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery Mihai Jurca, and Minister of European Investments Dragos Pislaru, Radu Miruta was part of a delegation that met investors, business leaders and government officials from Germany and the Republic of Moldova.
‘When we sit at the same table, speak openly and work together, we can solve problems faster and open doors to real opportunities. This is not a cliché, it is exactly what happened at the German Romanian Moldovan Business Conference in Stuttgart,’ the minister of Economy said.
According to him, discussions focused on key areas where joint projects can be developed, including industrial production, artificial intelligence, digitalisation, energy, food processing and workforce training.
‘In a labour market that is changing rapidly, one of the priorities remains preparing people for the jobs of the future. All three countries emphasised the importance of dual education, flexible programmes and the exchange of good practices between schools and the private sector,’ Miruta added.
He thanked Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Eugen Osmochescu ‘for the sincere willingness to cooperate in the area of digitalisation’. The Republic of Moldova has very good projects from which Romania can learn and which can be intelligently adapted, the Romanian minister said.
Miruta also said that Germany remains the economic engine of the EU but Romania and the Republic of Moldova are catching up with huge potential. ‘If we put our resources together, we can build more and faster,’ the minister of Economy believes.
He also held a bilateral meeting with Nicole Hoffmeister Kraut, the Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism of Baden Württemberg, Romania’s most active regional partner in economic relations.
‘An informed, open and firm interlocutor, the minister reconfirmed Baden Württemberg’s support for expanding cooperation, especially in innovative areas such as applied research and new technologies. We spoke openly about challenges such as the lack of specialised labour, the costs of long term investments and the need for a predictable fiscal framework. We agreed to maintain constant dialogue and carry out clear assessments every six months to ensure we speak about real progress and not just intentions,’ the minister of Economy wrote.
In conclusion, Radu Miruta underlined that Romania needs serious partners and concrete projects.
‘The world is changing rapidly. Romania needs serious partners, concrete projects and a state that treats the private sector as an equal partner. Only this way can we bring more investment, well paid jobs and real development for every citizen. This conference between the three states was another step in the right direction,’ concluded the minister of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism. AGERPRES
