Voda: Government Doesn’t Sell State-Owned Port in Giurgiulesti

Government spokesman Daniel Voda clarified information on the sale of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port (PILG). Voda explained that Giurgiulesti has two port infrastructure facilities: the Giurgiulesti International Free Port (PILG), which is owned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the State Port, which is owned by the state. “The sale of the state-owned port is out of the question. The EBRD, owner of the concession company PILG, is in talks with several potential investors, including from Romania, Turkey, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Denmark. The agenda of the talks between Prime Minister Dorin Recean and his Romanian counterpart Marcel Ciolacu each time includes topics of cooperation in the infrastructure sector,” Voda stressed. It should be noted that at a meeting on Wednesday, 28 August, the Romanian government will discuss a memorandum on the purchase of the Giurgiulesti port in Moldova from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Giurgiulesti International Free Port is currently managed by Danube Logistics SRL, a company owned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced back in September 2023 his intention to buy the Giurgiulesti port from Moldova. The decision is related to the fact that Romania is expected to become an important hub of Ukraine’s recovery.