Important event in the European Parliament: the Vice-President of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu organizes the Romanian Digital Day.
The EU must adopt a bold and forward-looking strategy to simplify regulation, increase investment in innovation and ensure digital sovereignty.
Participants:
- Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European commissioner for start-ups, research and innovation
- Radu OPREA, Head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery with the rank of Minister
- Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Chair of the Bureau of the WG on the Office for Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Information Security
- Wojciech BEREZOWSKI, Chairman of the Law Enforcement Working Party (LEWP) and Cyber Security Adviser – Digital Affairs Unit, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
- Valeriu Ștefan ZGONEA, President of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)
- Jeroen DEGADT, Managing Director of DIGI Belgium
- Mihnea COSTOIU, Rector of the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
- Anna CAVAZZINI, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
- Liviu ȘTIRBĂȚ, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission (DG RTD)
- Georgi DIMITROV, European Commission Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC)
- Florin JIANU, Senator
- Dragoș Cristian VLAD, President, Romanian Digitization Authority
- Edward CREȚESCU, President of the Association of the Software and Services Industry (ANIS)
- Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Training
- Marc ANGEL, Quaestor of the European Parliament in charge of ICT and Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and Information Security
- Ana Maria BUȘONIU, Director General Intermediate Body for the Promotion of the Information Society (OIPSI)
- Csilla HEGEDÜS, Director General, North-West Regional Development Agency
- Sorin POP, Founder and CEO Creative Space, Indeco Soft
- Andrei SAVIN, CEO, Brinel
- Mirela MĂRCUȚ, Digital Policy Expert, Human-Centric, Digital Transformation, Researcher – Digital Policy, Transilvania IT Cluster
- Alexandru COȘBUC-IONESCU, CEO SIVECO Belgium and Vice President SIMAVI – Software Imagination & Vision
- Adina SIMIONESCU, Executive Director, ROStartup
- Daniela POPESCU, Vice Rector, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
- Christian SĂCĂREA, Vice Rector, Babeș-Bolyai University
Strategic priorities:
- Simplified and harmonized regulations
The European digital sector has long faced complex and fragmented regulatory frameworks, creating barriers to business expansion.
- A 30% digital investment commitment
To maintain global competitiveness, at least 30% of the next European Competitiveness Plan must be allocated to digital transformation and innovation. This funding should prioritize:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and blockchain development to increase Europe’s technological independence
Europe’s technological independence. - Improving infrastructure to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural areas.
- Direct financial support for start-ups and small businesses, enabling them to grow without bureaucratic obstacles
bureaucratic obstacles.
Negrescu: I continue to fight for Romania’s innovation economy, which has a high added value, representing 6% of GDP, to become influential at European level
The PSD MEP stated that Eastern Europe has enormous potential in the digital field, but unfortunately the European common market remains fragmented and many barriers persist between member states.
„Even if we have examples of success, it is still difficult for Romanian digital companies to have access to a direct contract with an authority from another EU member state or with the European institutions,” wrote Victor Negrescu on Facebook.
He proposed four key measures at the event organized by the CEE Digital Coalition, which was also attended by the European Commission’s director-general responsible, namely:
- Fair treatment of all companies participating in public tenders and removing unjustified barriers between member states;
- easier access to intellectual property rights, cutting red tape and tackling monopolies on certifications;
- reform of the European capital and financial system to allow easier access to low-cost finance;
- real involvement of companies in implementing trade agreements.
„I continue to fight for the Romanian innovation economy, which has a high added value, representing 6% of GDP, to become influential at European level.
