Almost all these new projects, signed for in 2009-2011, are currently at 0% completion, like most of the 60 initial priority investments. The Government has pledged to bring them to 50% by the end of next year. The projects are due in 2012-2015.
Compared with the 60 initial EU projects, the new investments have lower costs. The 100 projects were discussed Wednesday evening by the Government and the IMF, and published immediately on the website of the Ministry of European Affairs.
The new list includes the following projects:
– rehabilitating the Eforie Sud wastewater treatment plant (EUR26.4 million);
– building an integrated waste management system in the counties: Covasna (EUR24.5 million), Olt (EUR31.8 million), Calarasi (EUR34.2 million), Salaj (EUR27.6 million), Bacau (EUR36.1 million), Botosani (EUR33.5 million), Arges (EUR20.4 million) and Vaslui (EUR32.1 million);
– rehabilitating two polluted sites: dangerous waste storage site UCT-Posta Rat in Turda (EUR19.8 million) and a former chemical plant in Crangurile (EUR10 million);
– management and awareness campaign for the Natura 2000 network: (EUR12.8 million);
– monitoring of species and habitat conservation status: (EUR16.3 million);
– rehabilitating the urban heating systems in: Focsani (EUR35.4 million) and Botosani (EUR36.5 million).
Infrastructure projects added to the list include:
– Alexandria ringroad (EUR48 million);
– Caracal ringroad (EUR15 million);
– upgrading DN5 section Bucharest-Adunatii Copaceni (EUR48.9 million);
– Sacuieni ringroad (EUR15.2 million);
– Carei ringroad (EUR23.8 million);
– rehabilitating railway bridges and tunnels for the regional state railway branches in Brasov, Constanta and Timisoara (EUR29 million)
– upgrading train stations Giurgiu Oras, Slobozia Veche and Calarasi Sud (EUR22.4 million).
Other new projects include:
– improving traffic safety with ship traffic management systems on the Danube (EUR12 million) and on the Danube-Black Sea Canal (EUR3 million);
– National Electronic Access to Scientific Research Literature (EUR21 million);
– Advanced Pharmaceutical Research Platform (EUR16.6 million);
– Laboratory for Technological Research into LED systems for the national auto industry (EUR15 million);
– integrated IT system for the electronic health record (EUR38.2 million);
– electronic prescription (EUR11.2 million);
– improving the energy efficiency of Prefabricate Vest Patru (EUR24.4 million);
– recreational area with golf courses, sports fields, swimming pools in Fantanele, Arad county (EUR19.6 million);
– developing the business support center “West Gate Business Center” (EUR20 million);
– upgrading Dorobantilor Boulevard in Braila (EUR29 million);
– rehabilitating the Valcea county emergency hospital (EUR17.1 million);
– building an underground pass to ease traffic in the Craiova metropolitan area (EUR15.3 million);
– upgrading the tram line Manastur-Piata Garii in Cluj-Napoca (EUR17.8 million).
All these projects combined are worth EUR 957 million, of which the European Union’s contribution is EUR586 million.
The previous list comprised 60 projects financed by the EU that will be monitored with priority, most of them at little over 0% completion despite being worth more than EUR7 billion combined. The Government aims to boost the pace of work at least 5-10% by the end of next year.