Teodorovici attended an informal council of ministers in Athens on cohesion policies, held by the Greek presidency of the European Union.
“In the 2014-2020, over EUR3 billion is earmarked to support the activity of SMEs, according to the proposed Partnership Agreement sent to the European Commission at the end of March. We have also stipulated several types of activities that will indirectly support the activity of SMEs,” the minister said.
Teodorovici added Romania has just 20 SMEs per 1,000 inhabitants, three times less than the EU average, and pays special attention to supporting this sector in these conditions.