Defence and Economy Ministers' Reactions After Rheinmetall Did Not Bid for Mangalia Building

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The €920 million package, financed by SAFE, for the purchase of four patrol ships, was justified by the fact that the Damen Mangalia shipyard will be taken over and modernised by Rheinmetall. The German company did not sign up for the first tender, on 29 June. The Minister of Defence takes responsibility for the Economy, which admits that it has no control over the sale of industrial assets, according to News.ro.

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A strategic transaction of over 920 million euros, financed by SAFE and destined for the purchase of four patrol ships for the Romanian Naval Forces, lies in a critical blockade. The official justification behind this huge military program was one of national interest: the rescue and modernization of the Damen Mangalia Shipyard by the German giant [...]