New EU budget envisages 17% more cohesion and agriculture funds for Romania

The new multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028-2034 envisages a total of EUR 54.6 billion for Romania under the cohesion policies and common agriculture policy (general allocation) – 17% more compared to the previous 2021-2027 MFF, but at the cost of stricter disbursement criteria, according to the 2028-2034 MFF draft published by Economedia.ro. This involves risks, particularly for the funds for agriculture, which have been disbursed unconditionally and hence smoothly over the past MFFs.

Additionally, Romania will also be disbursed EUR 4.6 billion for social climate fund and EUR 1 billion for migration policies resulting in a Total Allocation of EUR 60.2 billion of a total of EUR 865 billion at the EU level.