The European Commission remitted to Romania, Tuesday, 141.5 million Euros for the Sectoral Operational Program Human Resources Development (HRD), the first installment from Brussels after the program was unblocked earlier this month, the Ministry of European Funds informed.
" The resumption of payments by the European Commission provides us with the necessary resources for the payment of bills to the beneficiaries, so that the program’s development resume its course” , the European Funds Minister Eugen Teodorovici stated, according to a press release sent to Mediafax.
He added that the priority for the upcoming period was to unlock the three programs still suspended, ie ROP, SOP Transport and SOP Increase of Economic Competitiveness.
The European Commission suspended the HRD SOP in August 2012 as a result of the deficiencies identified by the European Community in the use of funds used 2009-2011, the Ministry of European Funds stated.