Romania is not among the 25 EU countries with operations approved under the Juncker Plan, Finance Minister Anca Dragu stated in a message to a press conference of the European Institute of Romania (EIR).
“There are already more than 220 operations approved under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in 25 of the 28 [EU] member states. Romania is not among them; it is important to note, however, that resources amounting to more than 11 billion euros have been earmarked. These are loans, and the total value of the projects and mobilized investments exceeds 80 billion euros, which is already 26 percent of the overall target assumed under the plan,” reads Dragu’s message conveyed by an official of the Ministry of Public Finances.
According to this source, the finances and foreign affairs ministries and other institutions have been involved in negotiations of Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015 on the EFSI, which provides the legal basis for the plan. More…