Marcel Bolos, secretary of state with the Development Ministry, on Monday said Romania set up five special committees to carry out negotiations with European Commission officials targeting the new budget allocation. He also said the five workgroups target urban development, business environment, energy efficiency, road infrastructure and public transportation.
The committee tasked with urban development will establish the grounds of structuring towns in two categories, namely, metropolitan and urban poles, he said, adding this classification is necessary because every town has a certain investment profile.
Last week, the ministry said the decision of the European Commission to pre-suspend the Romanian EU-funded program for regional development will block refunds of about EUR200 million for two months
Last Thursday, the EC informed Romanian authorities about its decision to pre-suspend payment for three Romanian EU-funded programs, for transport, regional development and economic competitiveness, due to irregularities in the fund management system. The total value of the projects targeted rises to EUR10.5 billion.