* Last year, Emil Boc announced several investments in association with China
* The question is whether his resignation could threaten their implementation
This year will be dedicated to projects initiated in the public-private partnership system, where each party - the public and the private one alike knows what it has to do, said Andrea Paul Vass, state advisor to the former prime minister. According to her, the law on public-private partnerships will facilitate the implementation of major investment projects, "some which were launched a long time ago, and others which have been needed for a long time". The question that arises now is whether the resignation of Emil Boc will affect the progress of the projects announced by the former government.
Last year, China expressed its interest in developing several projects in Romania, according to the announcements made by former PM Emil Boc, in the summer of 2011: "The People's Republic of China expressed its full interest and availability to participate in the five major projects which the Romanian party presented to them and which can be developed using the public-private partnership system". However, that interest has not yet yielded any concrete results, Andreea Paul Vass said.
In August 2011, former PM Emil Boc visited China, in order to negotiate several economic projects, accompanied by other representatives of the government, and by the ministers of the Economy, Transports and Foreign Affairs.
Prior to his departure, Emil Boc had stated that his visit would focus heavily on the economic part, and that several major investment projects to be developed together with concrete involvement from China would be discussed, especially in infrastructure, energy and agriculture.
According to the former PM, the five major investment projects presented by the Romanian government to the Chin
