Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece's Minister of National Economy and Finance and President of the Eurogroup, met with Romanian President Nicusor Dan in Bucharest on September 11, 2026.
Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Thanos Petralias also took part in the talks, which confirmed what officials described as the excellent level of relations between Greece and Romania.
Economic cooperation on the agenda
The two sides discussed prospects for deepening bilateral economic cooperation, with particular emphasis on investment, trade, energy and cross-border interconnections.
Pierrakakis said Greece and Romania, which he described as countries with strong historical ties and a shared European path, could make a substantial contribution to shaping a more competitive and resilient Europe with greater strategic autonomy.
European competitiveness and defence spending
The meeting also addressed the major challenges facing the European economy, including the need to strengthen the continent's competitiveness and productive base. The two sides discussed mobilising additional European capital for investment in defence, energy and technology, according to the readout of the meeting.
Particular attention was given to economic developments in Southeast Europe and to the role Greece and Romania can play as pillars of growth, energy security and regional cooperation.
Background
Pierrakakis heads Greece's economy and finance ministry and currently chairs the Eurogroup, the body that brings together the finance ministers of the eurozone countries to coordinate economic policy. Bucharest is the capital of Romania, an EU and NATO member state that shares a border with Bulgaria to the south.
