ROM

ANIA

Gra

nts

2014

-202

0 U

pdat

e Ju

ly 2

014

EURO

PE 2

014

- 202

0

COH

ESIO

N A

REAS

Budget breakdown Romania

Cohe-sion Fund

Less De-veloped Regions

Transi-tion Re-

gions

More Devel-oped

Regions

Outer-most and

north-ern

sparsely popu-

lated re-gions

Euro-pean

Territo-rial Co-opera-

tion

Youth Em-

ploy-ment Ini-

tiative (addi-

tional al-location)

Direct pay-

ments CAP

Rural devel-

opment (7) CAP

Euro-pean Mar-itime and

Fisheries Fund

Nuclear decom-mission-

ing

Total

Ro-ma-nia

€ 6,935 € 15,059

€ -NaN € 441 € -NaN € 453 € 106 € 11,755

€ 8,016 € 168 € -NaN € 42,933

€ 2,500

€ 7,500

€ 12,500

€ 17,500

€ 22,500

€ 27,500

€ 32,500

€ 37,500

€ 42,500

€ 6,935

€ 15,059

€ 441 € 453 € 106

€ 11,755

€ 8,016

€ 168

€ 42,933

Romania

Axis Title

• Romania's regional aid map defines the regions eligible under EU state aid rules for regional investment aid granted by Romanian authorities and establishes the maximum aid levels (so-called "aid intensities") for companies in the eligible regions. The map will be in force between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2020.

• The whole territory of Romania will be eligible for regional investment aid. The maximum levels of aid that can be granted to regional investment projects carried out by large enterprises in the assisted areas are between 10% and 50% of total investment costs depending on the area concerned. For investments carried out by SMEs, these percentages can be increased.

• Under the regional guidelines, areas which have a GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average are eligible in priority for regional investment aid, as the main purpose of regional aid is to foster the development of the less advantaged regions of Europe. Under the new map, regions accounting for 89.4% of the population of Romania fall under this category and will continue to be eligible for regional investment aid at maximum aid intensities varying between 35% and 50% of the eligible costs of the relevant investment projects.

Romania EU Grants 2014-2020Update July 2014

• Other regions in a disadvantaged situation in relation to the EU or national average can also become eligible provided that they comply with certain criteria and that they respect the overall population coverage. This allows Member States to tackle their own regional disparities. As these regions are less disadvantaged than areas with a GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average, both the geographical scope and the aid intensity are limited. 10.6% of the Romanian population living in the region around Bucharest will be eligible for regional investment aid under this category, at maximum aid intensities varying between 10% and 35%.

• Given that the GDP per capita of the region around Bucharest is no longer below 75% of the EU average, the maximum aid intensities for regional investment aid are lower than in the previous period. The remaining assisted regions will have identical maximum aid intensities with the exception of one region (Vest) which will have a slight (15 percentage points) decrease because its GDP increased and it is now less disadvantaged with regard to the EU average.)

Romania EU Grants 2014-2020Update July 2014

Current status Europe Partnership Agreements & Operational ProgrammesPA submitted no OP’s PA & OP’s submitted Czech republic PA 17/04Italy: PA 22/04Spain: PA 22/04Croatia: PA 22/04Ireland: PA 22/04Luxemburg : PA 30/04Romania: PA 01/04

France: PA 14/01 and all 32 OPs submittedPortugal: PA 04/02 and all ten OPs submittedLithuania: PA 04/01 and their one OP submittedFinland: PA 17/02 and their one OP submittedHungary: PA 07/03and all five OPs submittedNetherlands: PA 10/03 and all four OPs submittedMalta: PA 01/04 and one OP submittedBulgaria: PA 02/04and all four OPs submittedSlovenia: PA 10/04and their one OP submittedSweden: PA 17/04 and nine OPs submittedAustria: PA 17/04 and their one OP submittedUnited Kingdom: PA 17/04 and three OPs submittedBelgium: PA 23/04and two OP submitted

Adopted PA no OP’s Adopted PA OP’s submittedGreece: PA adopted 23/05Cyprus: PA adopted 20/06

Poland: PA adopted 23/05 and all 21 OPs submittedLatvia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedSlovakia: PA adopted 20/06 and all five OP submittedGermany: PA adopted 22/05 and 15 OPs submittedEstonia: PA adopted 20/06 and their one OP submittedDenmark: PA adopted 05/05 and their one OP submitted

Planning

• Partnership agreement submitted• Adoption of PA & OP’s by European

commission in Q4 2014• Expected first grant calls Q1 2015 for funding

priorities related to Op’s

Main thematic priorities Romania

Operational programsRomania

• PO Competitivitate – OP Competitiveness

• PO Capital Uman – OP Human Capital

• PO Infrastructura Mare – Infrastructure

• PO Asistenta Tehnica – OP Technical Assistance

• PO Regional ROP – OP Regions

• PO Capacitate Administrativa – OP Administrative Capacity

Operational programsRomania

Budget breakdown per OP• 9.5 billion euros for the Major Infrastructure Operational Programme,• 6.7 billion euros for the Regional Operational Programme• 4.2 billion euros for the Human Capital Operational Programme• 1.2 billion euros for the Competitiveness Operational Programme• 0.55 billion euros for the Administrative Capacity Operational

Programme• 0.21 billion euros for the Technical Assistance Operational

Programme • 0.45 billion euros for the Trans-border Cooperation Operational

Programme.

Budget breakdown Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Rep

ublic

Denmark

German

y

Estonia

Irelan

d

Greece

Spain

France

Croati

aIta

ly

Cypru

s

Latvia

Lithuan

ia

Luxe

mbourg

Hungary

Malta

Netherl

ands

Austria

Poland

Portuga

l

Romania

Slove

nia

Slova

kia

Finlan

d

Swed

en

€ -

€ 20,000

€ 40,000

€ 60,000

€ 80,000

€ 100,000

€ 120,000

Other

Rural development (7) CAP

Direct payments CAP

European Territorial Coopera-tion

Regions

Total national spending

Astit

el X

1.0

00

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