The European Commission approved on Wednesday Interreg VI A IPA Romania Serbia Program which is thus the first Interreg IPA Program adopted for the 2021-2027 programming period. At the same time, the (Interreg VI-A) IPA Romania-Serbia Program is also the first European funded Program under the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy, submitted by Romania to the European Commission, for which the role of Managing Authority is fulfilled by the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, the minister announced in an official press release. Thus, upon the adoption of the Program by the European Commission, the Monitoring Committee will launch, in the upcoming period, the consultations on the documents needed for the launch of the first call for project proposals. In the 2021-2027 programming period, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration is acting as Managing Authority for the (Interreg VI-A) IPA Romania-Serbia Program, which will have a total budget of 87.725.681 EUR and will finance projects on environmental protection and adaptation to climate change, healthcare and education, tourism and culture and border management. The funding for these priorities will be 85% from the Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance (IPA III), 13% Romanian state budget co-financing and 2% as own contribution of the Romanian beneficiaries. Serbian beneficiaries will provide 15% co-financing as their own contribution. The Program area includes three counties in Romania (Timi?, Cara?-Severin and Mehedin?i), as well as six districts in Serbia (Severno Banatski, Srednje Banatski, Južno Banatski, Brani?evski, Borski ?i Podunavski). In order to ensure a transparent framework for institutional collaboration, starting with October 2019, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration (MDPWA) organized consultations with key actors in the Program area and posted on the Program website, www.romania-serbia.net all documents related to the programming process, for public consultation.
The Minister of Economy, Radu Miruta is taking over the interim position at the Ministry of National Defense, after the decree appointing him to this position was published in the Official Gazette of Romania on Friday evening.The decree noting the resignation of Ionut Mosteanu, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, was also published in […]
The joint plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in which the Government is to pledge responsibility for the draft law on magistrates' pensions will take place on Tuesday afternoon.The joint standing bureaus of Parliament decided on Friday that the joint plenary session dedicated to pledging responsibility for the Government's draft law […]
Romania is risking a penalty from the European Commission for failing to meet the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) milestone regarding the appointments in state-owned companies, but it is not in a situation of fully missing the target, Government Spokesperson Ioana Dogioiu said on Thursday."The Agency for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the […]
The Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved a Memorandum and Plan of Action among the governments of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, www.actualno.com informs. In this document, the three countries engage in coordinated actions to ensure the future connection between the Aegean Sea, Black Sea and the Danube by joint road and railway projects. The […]
Romania's population is going through a sharp aging process, similar to the global trend, given that, in July 2025, the number of people over 65 exceeded the number of children under 14 by 35.4%, according to data from an insurance company.The demographic aging index increased from 126.8 (as of January 1, 2024) to 132.4 (as […]
The Bucharest City Hall will start the winter holidays on Saturday, with the opening of the Christmas Market in Constitution Square.Also on Saturday, the winter season lights will be turned on and the Bucharest Downtown Christmas Market in University Square will begin, according to a press release sent on Wednesday by the Bucharest Municipality.Thus, on […]
