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The National Union of Romania's County Councils (UNCJR) has voiced firm support for the Anghel Saligny local investment governmental programme.
"The UNCJR strongly supports the initiative of the National Liberal Party national leader Ludovic Orban, Prime Minister Florin Citu and Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration Cseke Attila-Zoltan regarding investment in local infrastructure beyond political divergences. Thuis, UNCJR is endorsing governmental ordinance approving the Anghel Saligny National Investment Programme, a programme that the incumbent government proposes in support of developing investment in local communities. By participating in the meeting of the Social Dialogue Commission, which took place today, August 13, 2021, at the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration (MDLPA), UNCJR has brought its contribution to the completion of this programme," reads a UNCJR press statement.
According to UNCJR Chairman Adrian-Ioan Vestea, the Anghel Saligny programme is the real deal in aiding community development pending the approval of Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), and because proposals for funding infrastructure investment are not subject to PNRR, agerpres.ro confirms.
"Given that the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) is not yet approved, and our proposals on funding investment in local infrastructure, especially gas supply and county roads, are not subject to PNRR, the Anghel Saligny programme released today is of real help to the development of those communities that otherwise would not have access to any other source of funding. What is the use of having motorways when there are no county roads to provide access to the promised great highways, and what is the use of having economic growth and better living conditions when that is true for only a few large urban area and more than half of the Romanian population does not have running water and other minimum conditions for personal hygiene?" Vestea is quoted in the UNCJR statement as saying.
