Roxana Mînzatu, proposed by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu as Romania’s candidate for European Commissioner, stated that she would bring over 20 years of experience in European affairs to serve Romanian and European citizens.
Honored by the trust placed in her, she emphasized her commitment to representing Romania in the European Commission, focusing on cohesion policy and EU funds.
“I am honored by the confidence with which Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has entrusted me with the nomination as European Commissioner on behalf of Romania. It is a privilege and a responsibility to be able to represent my country in such an important decision-making structure of the European Union, the Commission being the driving force of European integration”, said Mînzatu.
“Cohesion policy and the management of European funds have given me an overview of how European policies are present in every industry, in every public service, in every community and in the life of every citizen. I have worked for Romania’s European journey for two decades, both in the private sector and in local and national public administration. I am prepared, both politically and technically, to represent Romania professionally, to contribute to a very good mandate for all Europeans and for all Romanians in the future Commission”, she added.
Mînzatu also noted that the process is just beginning, with upcoming candidate announcements and hearings in the European Parliament. Mînzatu has a solid background in managing European funds and public administration.
“This will be followed by the official announcement of the nominated candidates and their portfolios by President Ursula von der Leyen, followed by hearings in the European Parliament’s committees, which I will approach seriously and professionally”, concluded Mînzatu.
Who is Roxana Mînzatu?
Roxana Mînzatu is a Romanian MEP elected in the June 2024 elections on the Social Democratic Party list.
From January 2022 until July 2024, she was Secretary of State Coordinator of the Department for the Evaluation and Integrated Monitoring of Programs Financed from Public and European Funds.
She was a PSD MP from 2016 to 2020 and in 2019 she was Minister of European Funds.
In 2015 she was Secretary of State in the Ministry of European Funds, responsible for the reform of the public procurement system and from September 2015 she headed the National Agency for Public Procurement until January 2016.
In 2009 she was sub-prefect of Brasov County and between 2004 – 2008 and 2011 – 20212 she was PSD county councillor in Brasov County Council.
Roxana Mînzatu has 20 years of public and private professional experience in the field of management and implementation of European funds in Romania, a career that started as a Euroadviser (integration advisor) in the Ministry of European Integration in March 2004.
Priority areas supported include entrepreneurship and support to start-ups and SMEs, including involvement in the design of funding schemes such as Start Up Nation, promotion of women in both public life and entrepreneurship, integrated approach to public funding in the water and sanitation sector, water industry as a country project.
She has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2000.
