Bucharest – Alina Gîrbea has been appointed Secretary of State in the Ministry of European Funds, a move signaling the Romanian government’s continued focus on securing and effectively utilizing EU funding opportunities [[1]]. The appointment, announced Wednesday and formalized in the Official Monitor, comes amid ongoing scrutiny of romania’s budgetary policies and efforts to address a significant deficit [[2]].Minister Dragoș Pîslaru has publicly affirmed Gîrbea’s professional qualifications while distancing the ministry from prior speculation regarding her political affiliations.
UPDATE: Alina Gîrbea has been appointed Secretary of State in the Ministry of European Funds, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced Wednesday, according to a decision published in the Official Monitor. Gîrbea has spent the last 15 years working within European institutions, as detailed in her official CV. She ran for a seat in the European Parliament in the 2024 elections on the USR party list but was not elected.
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Responding to questions during a press conference Thursday regarding Gîrbea’s appointment to the ministry he leads, Minister Dragoș Pîslaru stated, “I received Ms. Alina Gîrbea this morning, after the appointment order came into effect. I am confident that we will have a professional working relationship. It is not my role to conduct investigations into any aspects of her personal life,” according to Agerpres.
“I assure you that institutionally, Ms. Gîrbea meets all the conditions, given her CV and professional capacity, to brilliantly represent the portfolio of a dignitary, as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Investments and European Projects,” Pîslaru said at the briefing following the Government meeting.
“Ms. Alina Gîrbea’s CV is impeccable. Professionally, she has the skills and experience necessary to carry out this mandate. Beyond that, any interpretation regarding Ms. Gîrbea’s personal life is not my concern as head of the institution, the Ministry of Investments and European Projects. Those are very clear things… From a professional perspective, I can tell you that she has the necessary competence for the mandate. Beyond that, I believe there are speculations and I ask you not to involve me in relations related to USR, because I do not currently, and have not for a long time, have any connection with USR,” Pîslaru added.
Alina Roxana Gîrbea (USR) has been named Secretary of State at the Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE). The decision, signed by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, was published Wednesday in the Official Monitor. A USR member since 2020, Gîrbea is a co-founder of the Women in Politics project. The appointment comes as Romania continues to navigate its relationship with the European Union and its funding opportunities.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this article contained inaccurate information stating that Alina Gîrbea was the sister of Cătălin Durlă’s partner. That familial connection has been refuted by Cătălin Drulă.
