Romanian government suspends investment projects where procedures have not started yet

The government of Romania on August 19 endorsed an emergency ordinance (OUG) stopping the projects under the National Relaunch and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and national schemes including Anghel Saligny where the contracting procedures have not started and put on ice the projects with a completion rate of under 30% with a view of identifying financing sources for them, if possible, depending on specific circumstances.

Overcontracting investment projects under PNRR and Anghel Saligny has put pressure on the public budget due to the necessary co-financing and created a situation where not all the projects can be completed within the budgets of the respective schemes.