Speaking at a conference organized by Ziarul Financiar on Tuesday, Grigorescu said Romania must stand on its own feet, adding he would like to see Romania generating its own growth from the inside.

The minister also said Romania has the resources needed to become an energy hub.

„Currently, the public-private partnership is a desideratum. The reindustrialization process is performed by the private sector, not by the state. But Romania has the most resources, one of the best energy infrastructures in the region, specialists, and tradition in order to become an energy hub (…) If we do not believe in us, we cannot ask anyone to believe in Romania,” Grigorescu pointed out.