If the Commission withdraws funding for this section, construction will go ahead with financing from the state budget and the EU funds will be allotted to other sections of Pan-European Corridor IV, said Boagiu.
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday he had received a letter from the Commission, which warned that the EU would not fund the highway section’s construction, because the contractor was selected by a court of law.
The section in question was a part of the Timisoara-Lugoj highway, awarded through auction to an Italian consortium and challenged by Romanian constructor Tehnologica Radion.
Boagiu stated the auction would not be repeated. The Ministry of Transport is in talks with the Commission to resolve the issue.