The Ministry of Economy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, has drafted an emergency ordinance that provides the state with concrete tools to intervene in situations where economic capacities or infrastructures deemed strategic are at risk, the Minister of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Irineu Darau, said on Thursday.
'Over time, Romania has gone through several situations in which it lost significant economic capacities without being able to intervene in time. Successive crises and certain emergencies have shown us that, at times, infrastructures and strategic interests are not sufficiently protected. In strictly exceptional circumstances, the state can no longer afford to remain a bystander.
Together with the Ministry of Energy, we have drafted an emergency ordinance that provides the state with concrete instruments to intervene in situations where economic capacities or infrastructures considered strategic are under threat. This concerns a mechanism that allows the state to act in a targeted and justified manner to prevent irreversible losses in the economy.
Specifically, this proposal entails a few simple measures. First, the state can be given priority when important assets are put up for sale, so that they do not end up in situations that could affect Romania's economic interests,' the minister wrote on his Facebook page.
Additionally, in the case of companies in difficulty, solutions are proposed to safeguard production capacities and prevent situations in which they are lost or degraded during lengthy insolvency procedures.
'At the same time, mechanisms are foreseen to maintain the operation of essential activities during transition periods, so that critical industrial processes are not abruptly halted, with irreversible consequences. All these interventions are strictly regulated, apply only in clearly defined sectors, and undergo rigorous institutional checks, including at the level of the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT), where applicable.
For people, this mechanism means greater stability in difficult times. It means jobs that do not vanish overnight when an important company faces difficulties and local communities that do not lose their main economic engine. At the same time, it is about Romania's ability to keep essential sectors operational, from energy and industry to other areas that support the real economy and reduce external dependencies,' Irineu Darau stated.
He specified that state intervention is not generalised but limited to well-defined mechanisms and situations in which there is a real risk of losing strategic assets or capacities, and that action is carried out under market conditions and in compliance with European rules.
'This is a tool that has been missing until now and which will allow the Romanian state to act in time, in a context where the stakes are no longer merely economic, but relate to stability and Romania's ability to protect its strategic interests,' Darau added.
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