Romania has to play an active role in an unstable global context, Bolojan said at the summit of the three seas initiative

Romania must play an active role through energy connectivity, infrastructure and digitalization, in an unstable global context, in which the initiative of the three seas becomes essential for the security and prosperity of the region, says interim president Ilie Bolojan.

Ilie Bolojan participates in the summit of the initiative of the three Presiden.ro photo seas.

“We are going through a complicated period, in which the new realities affect our countries, and the economic landscape is constantly reconfigured, which forces us to adapt continuously. The decisions and measures we take at this stage will determine not only the future of the three seas, but also the future of Europe.”said Ilie Bolojan.

It also argued that reconfiguration of political and economic forces globally “requires consolidation of partnerships with all countries interested in the stability and prosperity of our region”.

“In these circumstances, the initiative of the three seas acquires increased relevance. Connectivity represents its essence, and the potential of our region is huge. Romania, through its geographical position and economic capacity, plays an important role in this equation.”he added.

The interim president of Romania highlighted some of the priority directions for Romania.

Energy interconnection

“First, energy interconnection. In collaboration with companies in the private environment, Romania has managed to develop important energy projects.

The plan for the construction of reactors 3 and 4 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant takes important steps, and in the field of natural gas operating in the Black Sea, the Neptun Deep Strategic Project is essential for regional energy security, and we estimate that production will start in 2027 “said Ilie Bolojan.

He claimed that “It is essential to develop energy corridors on as many axes and to increase our energy security, and in the gas transport corridors at regional level, Romania capitalizes its strategic positioning.” And it reminded of the Iasi -Chisinau gas pipeline and the other projects that are being carried out to ensure the energy security of the Republic of Moldova allow its supply with electricity and natural gas largely from Romania.

Transport infrastructure

The interim president then spoke about the transport infrastructure, especially about the North -Sud transport corridors, which are still insufficiently developed.

“The North-Sud transport corridors remain insufficiently developed. For Romania, the road and rail infrastructure projects are priority via Carpathia and Rail-2-Sse. Apart from the highway sections already carried out, the entire Via Carpathia project on the territory of Romania is in the contracting phase of the works, on a length of almost 200 kilometers.

Maritime, Constanța, the largest port in the Black Sea, confirms its strategic position, as an important knot of the International Corridor of Europa -Caucas -Asia. In the context of the War in Ukraine and Romania's accession to the Schengen area, its importance continues to grow “said Ilie Bolojan.

He mentioned that our country has, together with the Republic of Moldova, designed new road bridges over Prut, these days the construction of a new bridge in Ungheni.

Regarding Ukraine, we consider the opening of new border crossing points and increasing the transit capacity of the existing ones, said Ilie Bolojan.

Digital transformation

The interim president also claimed that we are in a global competition for innovation and technological development and that you must “We collaborate to develop the state -of -the -art digital infrastructure in the region, and the IT sector in Romania can make a significant contribution to this level.”

“It is essential to understand that the success of this initiative depends on our ability to capitalize on private companies. The state cannot and should not be the only engine of development. Private companies bring not only financial resources, but also innovation and efficiency.

In these uncertain times, unity and solidarity are more important than ever. My urge is to turn the challenges into opportunities and build together a more prosperous, safer and more connected region “Ilie Bolojan said.

The initiative summit to the three seas

The interim president of Romania, Ilie Bolojan, arrived on Monday night in Warsaw, where on Tuesday, April 29, the summit of the three seas is held, participating in the official dinner offered by Polish President Andrzej Duda.

The Poland event marks ten years since the launch of the three seas initiative, and the discussions will focus on strengthening regional interconnectivity in the fields of transport and energy, but also on the current security challenges.

The initiative of the three seas is an informal political platform, at the presidential level, which brings together 13 Member States of the European Union between the Adriatic Sea, the Baltic and the Black Sea: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Two years ago, in September 2023, the summit of the initiative of the three seas was hosted by Romania, which was held in Cotroceni.