Co-Chair of ECECDC and former Prime Minister of Romania Viorica Dăncilă Leads Romanian Political and Business Delegation on a Visit to the Ningbo Secretariat of the European Ningbo General Chamber of Commerce

On May 24, 2025, amid the blend of history and modernity along Ningbo’s Bund, the 10th edition of the “Bund Afternoon Tea”, the Romania-Ningbo Jiangbei Investment and Economic & Trade Exchange Event, was held. Viorica Dăncilă, Co-Chair of the Europe-China Economic Cooperation and Development Council (ECECDC) and former Prime Minister of Romania, led a Romanian political and business delegation on a visit to the Ningbo Secretariat of the European Ningbo General Chamber of Commerce.



Members of the delegation included Nicolae Vasilescu, Chairman of the Romania-China Chamber of Commerce; Gheorghe Cătălin Coman, Mayor of Fălticeni; Sorin Cristian Inache, Deputy Mayor of Galați; Ion Ștefanovici, President of the Center for Analysis and Planning of Regional Development; Titus Valberg, Vice Chairman of the Viorica Dăncilă Foundation; Bogdan Cătreanu, Secretary General of the Viorica Dăncilă Foundation; Cosmin Alexandru Ilie, City Administrator of Fălticeni; and Toma Ion Dumitrescu, City Administrator of Galați. Together with representatives from Ningbo’s government and business sectors, they jointly outlined a blueprint for cooperation, with multiple agreements signed on site. The gathering of senior officials marked a milestone in cooperation and injected strong momentum into China-Central and Eastern Europe economic and trade collaboration. Xu Huixiang, District Mayor of Jiangbei District People’s Government; Pan Weifeng, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangbei District Committee and Head of the United Front Work Department; and Gu Guoxing, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangbei District Committee and Executive Vice District Mayor, attended the event.