Germany has reaffirmed its strong support for Romania\u2019s bid to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), underscoring the country\u2019s progress toward meeting international standards in governance, transparency, and economic development. The German Embassy in Bucharest announced that ambassador Angela Ganninger conveyed Berlin\u2019s backing during her introductory meeting with Luca Niculescu, Romania\u2019s Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and national coordinator for the accession process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough OECD membership, Romania can become more attractive for foreign direct investment. The organisation\u2019s standards also guarantee greater transparency and predictability, which are highly valued by German companies already operating in Romania, as well as those considering investments here,\u201d the embassy stated in a message on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Germany has long championed Romania\u2019s integration into the OECD, describing it as a natural step in consolidating the country\u2019s position within the global economy.<\/p>\n\n
The German message came as Romania recorded a significant milestone in its accession journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, August 26, the Ministry of Education and Research, together with the National Research Authority, announced that the OECD\u2019s Committee for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) had issued its Formal Opinion on Romania, Agerpres<\/a> reported. The endorsement confirms both the country\u2019s ability to implement OECD legal instruments in the fields of science and technology and the alignment of its national policies with international standards.<\/p>\n According to the ministry, the decision followed a comprehensive evaluation process that involved specialized working groups, including the National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators (NESTI) and the Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and Converging Technologies group (BNCT). Their assessments not only validated Romania\u2019s compliance with OECD criteria but also included recommendations for the medium- and long-term development of the national research and innovation system.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter education, I am glad we have also completed the accession process on the research side – Romania\u2019s new national project after NATO, the European Union, and the Recovery and Resilience Plan,\u201d said education minister Daniel David.<\/p>\n Luca Niculescu, the Foreign Ministry official coordinating the accession process, underlined the importance of this step, calling it the 15th Formal Opinion Romania has received since the beginning of accession talks. \u201cThis confirms the very good momentum we have achieved so far and the determination to continue our efforts on the path toward OECD membership,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n (Photo source: A<\/a>leksandr Atkishkin\/Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Germany has reaffirmed its strong support for Romania\u2019s bid to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), underscoring the country\u2019s progress toward meeting international standards in governance, transparency, and economic development. The German Embassy in Bucharest announced that ambassador Angela Ganninger conveyed Berlin\u2019s backing during her introductory meeting with Luca Niculescu, Romania\u2019s Secretary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6494\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}