Brussels, 12 April 2023
Today, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton is in Romania to meet government officials and industry manufacturers as part of his tour of EU defence industries.
In Bucharest, Commissioner Breton will meet Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă for an exchange of views on the urgent need to increase ammunition production for Ukraine and EU security.
He will then meet the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu, and visit the future headquarters of the European Cybersecurity Competence Center and Network (ECCC), together with Sebastian Burduja, Minister for Research, Innovation and scanning. Later in the day, Commissioner Breton will visit two large defense equipment factories, together with Florin Spătaru, Minister of Economy. The Commissioner will meet business representatives to assess the needs of the defense industry so that the EU can provide tailored support, possibly including through EU funds, and address possible bottlenecks.
In the coming weeks, the Commissioner will continue his dialogue with the EU defense industry and visit industrial facilities to facilitate and accelerate industrial ramp-up.
Source – EU Commission – Translated from French by Google Translate