Since its accession and up to the present, Romania has received, as pre-accession and post-accession funds, almost EUR 30 billion from the EU, but on the other hand it has returned more than one third of this amount. This is due to the degree of absorption of the funds allocated to our country for the 2007-2013 period. According to statistics, only a little over half of the money allocated to Romania actually entered the country.

The situation can get even worse, because Romania only has this year at its disposal to spend all the money allocated for the 2007-2013 period. The failure to complete the projects already started by the end of this year will force Romania to use its own budget in order to finance their completion.

What measures should Romania adopt for a better absorption of EU funds?

What is the Commission’s opinion of this low percentage of funds absorbed by Romania for the period 2007-2013?