Galați Showcased Its Investment Potential in the USA

Austin, Texas, September 16, 2025 – For centuries, the Danube has carried people, goods, and ideas across Europe. Today, Galați County, the strategic gateway of Romania, has taken a step towards direct dialogue with American investors by partnering with AngelouEconomics, a U.S.-based consultancy with a $30 billion project portfolio.

From September 6–13, a delegation of Galați leaders completed the county’s first mission to the United States, visiting Austin, Texas. The message was clear: Galați offers the infrastructure, talent, and location to serve as a launchpad for advanced manufacturing, knowledge-intensive services, and investments targeting the wider Black Sea and Central European regions.

Strategic Advantages of Galați

• Romania’s largest river port, a multimodal hub connecting Central Europe to the Black Sea.
• Strong industrial base:
• Liberty Steel Galați – the largest integrated steel producer in Romania.
• Damen Shipyards Galați – one of Europe’s leading naval and commercial shipbuilders.
• Dunărea de Jos University of Galați with over 12,000 students and engineering, applied sciences, and maritime programs.
• Planned international passenger and cargo airport, serving over 3 million people in the wider market.
• Proximity to the largest U.S.-led NATO naval base in Europe and a U.S. military training ground.

Human Capital

Galați’s strongest asset is its people: bilingual engineers, skilled technicians, and ambitious graduates forming a competitive and cost-effective workforce for international projects.

Voices from the Leaders

• Costel Fotea, President of the Galați County Council:

“We have an active port, strong industrial traditions, and engineers who can implement projects quickly. For U.S. partners, this means they can move fast, launch pilots, and build teams with confidence.”

• Andrei Buzatu, AngelouEconomics:

“Galați is where Europe looks east. It links the EU to the Black Sea, the Middle East, and Central Asia. For companies rethinking supply chains, Galați offers the chance to start small, grow fast, and scale.”

• Angelos G. Angelou, Founder & CEO of AngelouEconomics:

“Investors seek certainty, scale, and trusted people. Galați delivers on all three.”

Conclusion

The Austin mission showcased Galați’s potential as a new industrial and logistics hub for U.S. and international partners. The message remains clear: visit Galați, walk through its port, meet its shipbuilders and steelmakers, explore its laboratories – and discover why this corner of Europe could become America’s next gateway.