Romania received some EUR 24.6 billion from the EU budget since its accession in 2007, and had paid some EUR 10.2 billion, according to a report from the Finance Ministry, quoted by Agerpres.

Pre-accession funding was of EUR 2.6 billion, and post – accession, EUR 22 billion. Out of this amount, EUR 9 billion was structural and cohesion funding, EUR 5.6 billion was rural development and fishery, EUR 5.9 billion was funding for agriculture and farming, and EUR 1.3 billion were other post-accession funding.

Romania wants to attract some EUR 7.8 billion in EU funding in 2014.

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