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Spanish ambassador in Romania:
“Developing intense bonds
between FCC and Romanian
authorities is very important”
Romania is a country that offers many at-
tractions for Spanish companies, because
of its population, geographical location,
its qualified workforce, and its natural re-
sources; it is a country that will be expe-
riencing significant growth in the coming
years. Moreover, its infrastructures have to
be developed and modified and, in order
to accomplish this, it will count with an
important aid package from the EU in the
next few years.
All of this, plus the difference in income in
comparison with other EU countries imply
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Ramiro Fernández Bachiller,
many possibilities and opportunities for
our companies.
What can FCC contribute to the future
of Romania?
FCC can contribute, most importantly, its
experience, knowledge, professionalism
the quality of the work that it carries out,
and it can contribute to Romanian autho-
rities and to its counterparties experience
and the absorption of European funds.
Romania will be receiving enormous aid
which could reach 40 billion euros in the
next six years. In Spain, we have been
able to execute major infrastructure pro-
jects thanks to this aid, and they can and
should also be able to this and, therefore,
it is important to develop intense bonds
between FCC and Romanian authorities
and other companies to be able to carry
out these projects.
keys to our success in this country.
What has been your experience in the
integration of the Spanish-Romanian
culture?
Romania is a “Latin” island within Eastern
Europe. I was surprised when I started to
discover this culture. People come to this
country with preconceived ideas and, when
they arrive, they are surprised. Of the em-
ployees who have worked here, I cannot re-
member anyone who left with a bad image
of the country and many of them want to
stay here.
What do you like the most about Roma-
nia?
It is a country that has yet to be discovered,
with virgin nature, an authentic country a
very few hours away from Spain. It is worth
discovering.
How has been the support to local com-
munities?
At the corporate social responsibility level,
we try to collaborate with local universities
in the provinces where we work to share
our knowledge with students.
The country has a high academic level and
it is easy to find people fluent in foreign lan-
guages and also with technical and busi-
ness capabilities.
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