The prime minister met Monday with the ministers of European Affairs, Transport, Finance and Justice, and the head of the National Public Procurement Regulation Authority and the director of the Public Procurement Coordination and Verification Unit. Ungureanu requested that every remaining refund request be sorted out by the end of the month and that the 45 day deadline be strictly observed in the future, to prevent further delays.
A session of the inter-ministry committee on European funds has been called for March 13, to analyze means of speeding up the absorption process.