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Romanian Liberals blame PM Ciolacu for failed milestones under Resilience Facility

October 16, 2024

The president of the junior ruling Liberal Party, Nicolae Ciucă, urged prime minister Marcel Ciolacu "to urgently explain what he will do so that Romania does not lose the approximately EUR 1.1bn from the Resilience Facility" suspended by the European Commission for six milestones not met by the country.

Ciucă thus validates the EUR 1.1bn value of the retained money, not yet announced by the EC but surfaced in the media last week.

Liberal leader Ciucă, a presidential candidate...

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https://www.romania-insider.com/ciuca-ciolacu-pnrr-payment-blame-oct-2024
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