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Romania may reportedly lose Resilience Facility money for appointing politicized SOE managers

October 15, 2024

Romania may be retained EUR 1 billion out of the EUR 2.3 bln third disbursement under the Resilience Facility for failure to meet a number of targets, according to a letter of the European Commission sent to the Romanian Government in June and now surfaced in the media.

Some EUR 300 mln - 500 mln were retained in relation to Romania’s failure to appoint top managers for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) based on transparent and competitive selection procedures, according to

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