The European Commission transferred, on Tuesday, into the accounts opened at the National Bank of Romania, over 586 million euros, amounts requested through the 2021-2027 Transport Program, from the Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, announced the Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare.
"These amounts come from expenses initially made through the PNRR by beneficiaries in the transport sector, for large infrastructure projects - such as the Ploiesti-Buzau-Focsani motorway, but also other important investments. Between September and December, the Romanian Government, through the Ministry of Transport, with the support of the European Commission, moved these projects to the Transport Program 2021-2027, for an efficient use of European funds. Very important: this money does not come from the taxes and duties of Romanians. These are European funds that enter directly into the Romanian economy and are direct investments in infrastructure, regional development and public services. The result is possible thanks to the coordinated teamwork between the Ministry of Transport, through the management authority of the Transport Program 2021-2027, the Ministry of Finance and the beneficiaries of the projects (CNAIR, CFR, Metrorex, etc)", the minister of finance wrote on his Facebook page, agerpres reports.
On the other hand, on December 29, local public authorities made treasury payments of approximately 714 million lei on Title 60 - PNRR grants, for investments made by them from European funds: urban mobility, energy efficiency and other investments useful to communities.
"These are the results of the rectification and framing of a realistic budget focused on ensuring the funds that provide us with the premises for healthy economic growth. Thank you, Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, for the support granted to Romania - including following the discussions held during his visit to our country, when we requested support for accelerating these payments. New sources of optimism due to the high level of public investments and the better uptake of European funds: 2026 will be a better year for the Romanian economy", Alexandru Nazare emphasized.
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