Over 2,000 projects financed through this program are currently in the process of being implemented. These projects employ over 20,000 earning between EUR2,000 and EUR3,000 net per month. Romania needs to absorb EUR700 million from POSDRU refunds in 2012, otherwise it risks losing the unspent money.
Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu demanded the resignation of Carmel Ionel, the head of AMPOSDRU (the authority that manages EUR4.25 billion of HR European funds), following an audit report that found management problems. She was replaced by Carmen Rosu, an executive who had previously worked in the Finance Ministry.
From 2008 (the first year when payments were made from EU funds dedicated to human resources) until the present, refunds from the European Commission amounted to nearly EUR200 million.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)