Romania Gets EUR54.5M In 2015 For EU’s Erasmus+ Program
Romania has received EUR54.5 million for 2015 for the European Union’s Erasmus+ (2014-2020) program for Education, Training, Youth and Sport.
The Erasmus+ program provides opportunities for young people to experience learning mobility in Europe and beyond and for youth workers to develop their interpersonal skills and improve their employment prospects through training and networking opportunities in Europe and beyond.
The program also aims to improve the quality of youth work and non-formal learning for young people in Europe. It funds opportunities for youth workers and organizations to develop innovative approaches and exchange best practice, while supporting partnerships that allow young people to boost their interpersonal skills and job prospects.
Erasmus+ (2014-2020), also called Erasmus Plus, is the new EUR14.7 billion catch-all framework program for education, training, youth and sport. The new Erasmus+ program combines all the EU’s current schemes for education, training, youth and sport, including the Lifelong Learning Program and five international cooperation programs. The Erasmus+ regulation was signed on 11 December 2013. (Puterea)
Romania Extends EIB Contract For Hospitals, Adds EUR4.6M Contribution
Romania and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have extended a financing contract for the healthcare system by one year, until the end of 2015.
Romania’s contribution has also been increased by around EUR4.6 million.
Government spokesman Corneliu Calota said Wednesday the contract was extended to allow for the completion of rehabilitation works on maternity and neonatal care wards included in the project. (Adevarul)
Farmers In Romania To Get Financial Aid Of Over RON146M In 2015
Animal breeders and vegetable and fruit producers in Romania will receive financial aid worth over RON146 million in 2015, according to a government decision adopted in the Executive’s Wednesday meeting.
Of the RON146.85 million amount set as a total maximum value of the state aid scheme in the animal husbandry sector, RON44.5 million will be allotted for bovine, bubaline, swine and equine, and RON102.35 million will be allotted for sheep and goats. Funds will be covered from the state budget. (Romania Libera)
2007-2013 Rural Development Program Brought Over EUR7.3B To Romania’s Agriculture In Last 7 Years
The National Rural Development Program (PNDR) for 2007-2013 has brought over EUR7.3 billion to Romania’s agriculture and rural environment over the last seven years and reached an absorption rate of 83%, David Eugen Popescu, general manager of the Agency for Rural Investment Financing, said as quoted by Agerpres.
Popescu also said the absorption rate is expected to reach nearly 100% by December 31, 2015.
As regards the financial corrections applied to Romania between 2007 and 2013, Popescu said the amount returned to EU’s budget reached approximately EUR60 million. These corrections were applied after the European Commission had tracked certain irregularities in the implementation of projects by the beneficiaries of the National Rural Development Program. (Puterea)
Romania Urged To Take A Firm Stand On Rosia Montana Gold Mining Project
Romanian authorities are expected to take a firm stand regarding the gold mining project in Rosia Montana (central Romania) after Canadian investors expressed their wish to resume talks on the issue.
Canadian group Gabriel Resources has recently informed the Romanian Government that in lack of a firm stand, it may resort to international arbitration in order to resume talks on the issue.
Gabriel Resources owns 80.69% in Rosia Montana Gold Corporation, which plans to develop the mining project in Rosia Montana.
The Romanian Parliament’s special committee for the Rosia Montana project, rejected in November 2013 the Government’s bill on gold exploitation in the region.
The project was launched in 1997 and plans to open the gold mine have been on and off for the past 14 years because of environmental concerns entailed by cyanide mining. (Adevarul)