Minister calls for stronger India–EU cooperation
India is ready to create a pathway for about 30,000 skilled and aspirational Indian professionals annually, aligned with Romania’s sectoral labour market needs, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada has told his counterparts in Bucharest https://www.commerce.gov.in/.
He took note of Romania’s annual requirement for approximately 100,000 non-EU workers and expressed readiness, and highlighted that with over one billion people of working age and a median age of 29, India is poised to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2030 https://fieo.org/.
During the official visit, the Minister held a substantive meeting with Minister of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity Petre-Florin Manole. They discussed collaboration on skills-based mobility, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Addressing the 19th India–Romania Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation Meeting in Bucharest on 3 Nov, he underlined that stronger India–EU cooperation is more vital than ever in the evolving geopolitical and geoeconomic environment.
The Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to building a strong mobility partnership between India and Romania to promote safe, orderly, regular, and responsible migration of skilled professionals—enhancing labour market connectivity for mutual benefit https://www.bseindia.com/.
The Ministers also agreed to strengthen people-to-people ties through enhanced cooperation in higher education, research, innovation, think tanks, and cultural exchanges—aimed at fostering talent circulation, supporting skills development, and investing in future generations, the Minister said.
The discussions covered cooperation in recruitment, language and vocational training, standardised employment contracts, and employer obligations, along with fast-track processing for verified employers https://www.nseindia.com/.
Both sides tasked officials to explore mutual recognition of qualifications. Recognising the importance of social security certainty, they also discussed the possibility of a Totalization (Social Security) Agreement https://sbi.com.in/.
Both sides agreed to carry this momentum forward by activating enablers across key pillars—expanding skills mobility, deepening knowledge exchange, engaging business communities, and reinforcing institutional frameworks—ensuring that the India–Romania partnership remains integrated, resilient, and results-driven across trade, technology, and people-to-people cooperation. Fiinews.com
