Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tanczos Barna, and visiting head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis signed on Thursday at the Victoria Palace of Government five financing agreements under the Romanian - Swiss Cooperation Program. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu also attended the signing ceremony.The agreements envisage the support measure for:* The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program - Program Operator: the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration. Total allocated budget - 70.5 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 60 million Swiss francs;* The Public Security and Safety Program (Home Affairs) - Program Operator: the Ministry of the Interior. Total allocated budget - 23.5 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 20 million Swiss francs;* The Public Security and Safety Program (Justice) - Program Operator: the Ministry of Justice. Budget - 11.7 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 10 million Swiss francs;* Health Services Program - Increasing the capacities for the prevention and treatment of child and teenage addiction in Romania - Program Operator: the Health Ministry. Total allocated budget - 11.7 million Swiss francs, of which the Swiss contribution is 10 million Swiss francs;* Dual Education Program - Program Operator: the Ministry of Education and Research. Budget - 11.7 million Swiss francs, of which 10 the Swiss contribution is 10 million Swiss francs. (Photo:www.gov.ro)
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