Romania delayed the payment of the contribution to the EU fund that supports Ukraine militar: what amount the government takes out of the reserve fund and what penalties we risk

Romania delayed the payment of over 18.6 million euros, a compulsory contribution by our country to the European Peace Instrument, the EU fund that militarily supports Ukraine against the aggression of Russia, and now risks the payment of 3,181 euros/day until the full payment, according to an act on Thursday on the Government agenda. To solve the problem, the interim government will make money from the budget reserve fund.

The institution that pays this contribution is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the notification for the payment of this amount was issued on the date of March 14, 2025after the approval of the law of the state budget for 2025.

The payment term indicated in notice was given by April 14, 2025and the period of grace for the payment of the penalty -free contribution was 30 days, so that the payment had to be made by the latest on the date of May 13, 2025.

“In case of non -payment, after this date, penalty interests will be calculated in the amount of 3,181 euros/day, until the full payment”, it is shown in the foundation note to the draft decision.

To solve this problem, the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be supplemented with over 93.1 million lei from the budget reserve fund at the disposal of the Government, provided in the state budget for 2025.

In the current context of regional security, the contribution to the European Peace Instrument, especially, is to strengthen the ability of Ukraine to instruct its armed forces, its defense capacity and resilience.

Also, in the context of maintaining the aggressive actions of the Russian Federation, the consolidation of the European Peace Instrument becomes an urgent necessity, which reflects Romania's political commitments at the EU level, of security provider, the GD project shows.