Ramona Ivan made the statement on Europe Day, celebrated on 5 May by the Council of Europe and on 9 May by the European Union.
From the start of the 2007-2013 Financial Year until now, CEC Bank has granted 3,243 loans for the financing of projects with a non-reimbursable component, worth a total of RON9.4 billion.
The financed projects had a grant component worth RON22.3 billion.
The main funding was awarded under the rural funding programs PNDR and POPAM, with a number of 2,140 projects and a combined funding value of RON3.5 billion, followed by the regional operational program POR, with 612 funded projects, with a combined value of RON2.75 billion.
Within these financings, a total of 521 loans, with a combined value of RON2.7 billion, were granted to local public administration authorities, and a total of 2,722 loans, with a combined value of RON6.7 billion, were granted to companies.
CEC Bank is engrossed in the unfolding of all government programs.
CEC Bank, founded in 1864, currently has the most extensive national network, with more than 1,000 branches and regional units, and with assets worth RON83.5 billion, at end- 2023.