Overview
- Both governments signaled readiness to create an annual pathway for about 30,000 skilled Indian professionals aligned to Romania’s sectoral needs.
- The plan was discussed in Bucharest during the 19th India–Romania Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation, led by Jitin Prasada and Petre-Florin Manole.
- Officials were tasked to cooperate on recruitment, language and vocational training, standardized contracts, employer obligations and fast-track processing for verified employers.
- The two sides directed teams to explore mutual recognition of qualifications to reduce barriers for skilled workers.
- They also discussed a potential Totalisation social security pact and broader people-to-people links spanning higher education, research, innovation and cultural exchanges.