France–Romania relations

French-Romania relations

France
Romania

French-Romanian relations are bilateral foreign relations between France and Romania. Diplomatic relations between the two countries date back to 1880, when mutual legations were opened, although contacts between France and Romania's precursor states stretch into the Middle Ages.[1]

Currently France has an embassy in Bucharest and three honorary consulates (in Craiova, Constanța and Brașov).[2] Romania has an embassy in Paris, three consulates-general (in Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg) and four honorary consulates (in Nantes, Bordeaux, Nice and Brest).[3]

Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Since 1993, Romania is a member in the Francophonie.

Companies

The French multinational banking company Société Générale acquired the majority stake in the Romanian bank Banca Română pentru Dezvoltare in 1999, and renamed it BRD – Groupe Société Générale. It is the third largest bank in Romania by total assets and market share.[4]

French construction company Colas Group has worked on the Romanian A2 motorway section between Cernavodă and Medgidia, between March 2009 and April 2011, when the contract was terminated by the National Company of Motorways and National Roads of Romania due to low progress from the French company.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History of Franco-Romanian relations-Romanian Embassy in France". Paris.mae.ro. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  2. ↑ "French embassy in Bucharest (in French)". Ambafrance-ro.org. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Romanian embassy in Paris". Paris.mae.ro. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  4. ↑ Claudia Medrega (2 July 2018). "Top 10 cele mai mari bănci din România în 2017: primii zece jucători controlează 83% din activele totale" [Top 10 largest banks in Romania in 2017: the first ten players have control of 83% of the total assets] (in Romanian). Ziarul Financiar. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Claudia Pirvoiu (11 April 2011). "CNADNR a lasat tronsonul de autostrada Cernavoda-Medgidia fara constructor" [CNADNR has left the Cernavoda-Medgidia section without constructor]. HotNews.ro. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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