What are the significant results obtained by Romania in the renegotiation of the PNRR, according to the final version approved on Wednesday by the European Commission
The new value of PNRR, according to the final version of Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan, approved on Wednesday by the European Commission, is 21.41 billion euros, of which 13.57 billion euros are grants and 7.84 billion euros are loans.
The changes affect 147 measures. PHOTO Facebook Virgil Popescu
The official documents have been officially published on the website of the European Commission, HERE, HERE and HERE, and the next step is the formal approval in the next meeting of the ECOFIN Council.
“On 12 September 2025, Romania addressed to the Commission a reasoned request to submit a proposal to amend the Council Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021, in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, on the grounds that the RRP is no longer partially feasible due to objective circumstances. On this basis, Romania submitted an amended RRP”, it is stated in the decision to implement the changes, published on the website of the European Commission.
The changes affect more than 140 measures
The changes to the plan presented by Romania due to objective circumstances refer to 147 measures.
“The amendments presented by Romania pursuant to Article 21 paragraph (1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 affect a total of 147 measures. Romania requested the amendment of these 147 measures due to additional objective circumstances, the proposed amendments to Romania's recovery and resilience plan aim to adapt the plan in accordance with the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the NextGenerationEU Council – The road to 2026” is stated in a working document of the Commission services.
Based on the assessment of the change presented, Romania's amended plan receives an A rating for all criteria, except for costs, for which the plan receives a B rating (unchanged from the assessment of the original plan)
“Romania explained that a measure is no longer partially feasible due to rising prices. It is about C13.I1. On this basis, Romania requested that this measure be modified. (…) Romania explained that five measures can no longer be partially implemented, due to disruptions in the supply chain. (…) Romania explained that 62 measures can no longer be partially implemented, due to unforeseen circumstances or significant delays in implementation, which cannot be controlled by the Member State, including problems related to the performance of contractors and obstacles to the progress of the measures, which caused the initial planning to become This includes measures that can no longer be partially implemented in their current form due to the lack or of the insufficiency of the demand (…)Romania explained that 12 measures were modified to implement better alternatives, in order to achieve the initial objective. (…)
On this basis, Romania requested the modification of the previously mentioned measures. As these circumstances justify the modification of the measures, the Council Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 should be amended accordingly. Romania explained that 52 measures were modified to implement better alternatives that allow reducing the administrative burden and simplifying the Council's implementation decision, without affecting the achievement of the objectives of these measures. Romania requested the elimination of 15 measures due to objective circumstances. (…) The Council Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 should be amended accordingly“, it is also stated in the decision to implement the changes, published on the website of the European Commission.
“Does not affect positive rating”
The Commission considers that the amendments proposed by Romania “does not affect the positive evaluation of the RRP provided for in the Council Implementation Decision of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the RRP evaluation for Romania in terms of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the RRP in relation to the evaluation criteria provided for in Article 19 paragraph (3) letters (a), (b), (d), (db), (g), (h), (j) and (k).”
“We transformed an oversized plan into a balanced, functional and sustainable one”
After the negotiated adjustments, the final value of Romania's PNRR is 21.41 billion euros, of which 13.57 billion euros are grants and 7.84 billion euros are loans.
“I thank my professional team from the Ministry of Investments and European Projects for the sustained effort over the last few months, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, fellow ministers and specialists from the other ministries involved in this process, as well as our partners from the European Commission for their excellent collaboration! Through our work these months, we have transformed an oversized plan into a balanced, functional and sustainable one,” the Minister of Investments and European Projects, Dragoș Pîslaru, sent on Facebook
Some of the significant results obtained during the renegotiation in favor of Romania:
• the financing of the A7 highway, of 2.17 billion euros, was fully transferred from loans to grants;
• energy renovation projects of buildings – worth 1.39 billion euros – were also transformed into grants;
• maintaining strategic investments in digitization, including for the automation of public administration and the completion of the government cloud;
• funding for eight major hospital units and we introduced a new investment for 1,200 ambulances.
So far, Romania has collected 10.72 billion euros, which is almost half of the total PNRR allocation.
The minister added:
“Romania is moving forward with a realistic PNRR, built on results, which brings concrete investments, protects the state budget and which fundamentally contributes to Romania's development”,
If he does not reform the special pensions, Romania will lose 231 million euros, the Minister of Investments, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced, also on Wednesday, in a press conference, stating that Romania has until mid-November to solve this problem.
