This money will be refunded by the Commission, the minister added.

On Monday, the Commission announced it had decided to resume payments for the HR development program, owing to progress in its implementation, as reflected in a report by the Romanian Audit Authority. The program’s management and control system received a mark of two, meaning slight improvements are still needed, said the Labor Ministry.

Future refund requests will be sent to the Commission with a 10% reduction in value until June 30, 2012. At that time, following two audit missions in April and May, the Commission may decide to renounce the financial correction, or suspend payments for the program.