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Iohannis: Italy's Confindustria decision to set Balkan coordination center in Romania - more than economic signal
President Klaus Iohannis, upon receiving on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace a delegation of Italy's General Industry Confederation - Confindustria headed by the organization's president Vincenzo Boccia, stated that the organization's decision to establish its Balkan coordination centre in Romania means that Romania is considered a safe country with a solid economy.
"You represent the largest group of foreign investors, those hailing from Italy and who are Confindustria affiliates. It is a category of investors that are welcome and, apart from that, they created around 50,000 jobs in Romania for the Romanians, and I believe that the fact that you decided to establish your Balkan coordination centre in Romania is a bit more than an economic signal, it is — at least in my understanding — a [recognition] that to you and your members Romania is considered safe, a good economic location with a good future," the head of state said at the beginning of the meeting.
Vincenzo Boccia is in Romania to attend the conference "A New Strategy for Internationalization. Confindustria in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe. Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives."
Confindustria Romania was founded in 2003 and was the first foreign representation of the Italian confederation.