According to Udrea, the ministry approved financing for 1,600 projects through the operational program and 4,000 more projects have been submitted.
The budget allotted to the Regional Operational Program for 2007-2013 amounts to about EUR4.4 billion. The European Union contributes 84% of the sum and the remainder represents national funds, namely public funds (14%) and private financing (2%).
The European Commission has temporarily ceased payments for regional and local transport infrastructure modernization, granted within the operational program, after it found several irregularities, and called on Romanian authorities to check all contracts awarded in this sector.