The Ministry of European Affairs received the Commission’s notice Monday evening.
“This doesn’t come as a surprise, minister [Leonard] Orban had announced this measure and the official letter of notice has been received,” said Suciu.
He added the Government hopes the situation will be remedied by the end of March and said Romania has enough funds to continue the programs throughout the suspension.
European Commissioner Dacian Ciolos said Friday the Commission was expected to interrupt payments to Romania through the Sector Operational Program for Human Resource Development (POSDRU).
He added the Commission was evaluating the impact of certain problems revealed by the Romanian Audit Authority and a decision to interrupt, though not suspend, payments through POSDRU was highly likely.
According to EU structural fund regulations, the Commission may suspend payments for maximum six months.