We must connect Romania to the decisions and investments that will matter over the next decade because here, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, partnerships, funding directions and strategic priorities are taking shape, Minister of Investments and European Projects Dragos Pislaru said on Wednesday.
'The stake of these days is very clear: together with the other colleagues in the delegation, we must connect Romania to the decisions and investments that will matter over the next decade. This is where partnerships, funding directions and strategic priorities take shape, and our place is in the middle of these conversations, not on the margins. Politics at international level is not just black and white. It is about many intermediate shades, about the wisdom not to escalate when it is not the case, but also about the courage to draw a line when it is the case. And above all it is about the realisation that remaining isolated is not an option. Collective diplomacy is crucial, especially given that we are an EU member state,' Pislaru wrote in a Facebook post, agerpres reports.
According to the quoted source, the Romanian delegation held a series of high-level meetings and discussions in Davos on investments, European funds, security and regional cooperation.
'Naturally, I also participated in the session dedicated to global risks, where Romania was very well represented by Oana Toiu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, an honest discussion about the fragmentation of the world, the erosion of trust and the need for real cooperation, not just declarative. I then followed substantial debates on the industrial policy of the future and on how we can preserve social inclusion in a period of profound transformations. Equally important for me were the meetings behind the scenes: the dialogue with Romanian experts, entrepreneurs and activists present in Davos, people who take Romania into the world through what they create, not just through what they talk about,' the minister stressed.
Pislaru mentioned in his post the meeting with Roxana Minzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, together with Minister Oana Toiu, during which there were practical discussions on European funds, the social climate plan and the new European financial framework, the meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Alexandru Munteanu, and Deputy Prime Minister Eugen Osmochescu, together with Oana Toiu, to continue the regional dialogue on investments, digitalisation and the European path, as well as the meeting with Ioana Bauer Sandescu, winner of the 2026 Award for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum, with Romania thus in the spotlight for social impact.
The MIPE head also had an exchange of ideas with Rory Stewart, writer, broadcaster, former diplomat, MP and British minister, about 'democracy, trust and the way we communicate public policy to people.'
On the level of global debates, this year's Davos meeting was dominated by geopolitical and economic tensions, particularly on topics such as Greenland, international trade, global security and strategic competition between major powers.
'Yesterday there were several key speeches on global positioning that I attended, especially on the situation of Greenland. The most important were those delivered by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, the Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China, He Lifeng, the US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, and culminating with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney. In short, the EU wants a firm and united response to protect international law and more concretely Greenland and Denmark from US claims, is discussing activating a trade bazooka, the Anti-Coercion Instrument, as a possible response to the threat of higher US tariffs and the opportunity to invest more in defence and strategic autonomy. In response, the US boasts unprecedented economic results, asserts the idea that US leadership is indispensable in the free world both from a security and an economic perspective and that American demands and needs are key to a global response in the face of China and Russia. China is not backing down either and suggests that it will not stand idly by and that it cannot be ignored at global level. China's message is support for free trade and multilateralism, which in fact means full freedom for its products on the global market. And Canada delivers the speech of the day, with quotes from Havel and the observation that it is time for action and not nostalgia. An excellent intervention by the Prime Minister,' underlined the Minister of Investments and European Projects.
Dragos Pislaru noted that, despite these major themes, the subject of the war in Ukraine was less present in official speeches.
'It is worth noting that the main narrative was linked to Greenland, international trade, global security and strategic competition. Far too little about Ukraine, which is regrettable,' Dragos Pislaru also wrote on his social media page.
In his view, this year's Davos meeting is 'either a perfect storm, with statements that sharpen clearly contradictory positions, or the ideal opportunity to find solutions behind the scenes and defuse a very charged international atmosphere.'
Pislaru said that on Thursday he will offer a synthesis of Wednesday's events, marked by the speech of the US President.
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