COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Romania Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 12319/2021, ST 12319/2021 ADD 1) of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania
Date: 2023-11-21
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: EU aid, Romania, digital transformation, economic and social cohesion, economic recovery, economic reform, energy policy, green economy, investment, structural adjustment

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 21.11.2023  SWD(2023) 382 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Romania Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 12319/2021, ST 12319/2021 ADD 1) of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania {COM(2023) 747 final}  
 
 
Table of contents 
1.  Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 2 

2.  Objectives of the modification of the plan ............................................................................................ 2 

3.  Summary of the assessment of the plan ................................................................................................ 4 

3.1.  Comprehensive and adequately balanced response to the economic and social situation ............ 4 

3.2. 

Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester .................................. 6 

3.3.  Growth potential, job creation, economic, institutional and social resilience,  European Pillar of 
Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social territorial cohesion and convergence ........ 7 

3.4. 

The principle of ‘do no significant harm’ ..................................................................................... 7 

3.5.  Green transition ............................................................................................................................. 9 

3.6.  Digital transition ......................................................................................................................... 10 

3.7. 

Lasting impact of the plan ........................................................................................................... 11 

3.8.  Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation .................................................................. 11 

3.9.  Costing ........................................................................................................................................ 12 

3.10.  Controls and audit ....................................................................................................................... 13 

3.11.  Coherence ................................................................................................................................... 15 

3.12.  REPowerEU ................................................................................................................................ 15 

3.13.  Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect .................................................................... 16 

ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging..................................................................................... 18 

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1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

In 2022, Romania faced several structural challenges. Its economy was hit by the rise of energy 
prices and supply chain disruptions, which have been aggravated due to the Russian aggression 
against Ukraine. Inflation continued to exceed expectations in 2022, due to high energy and food 
prices and the pass-through to core components. For 2023-2024, inflation is expected to decline, 
but remain elevated compared to the inflation target set by the National Bank of Romania.  

On 8 September 2023, Romania submitted to the Commission a modified national recovery and 
resilience plan (RRP). For the modification of its RRP, Romania has relied on the following legal 
bases: Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 (the ‘RRF Regulation’) to take into account the 
updated  maximum  financial  contribution,  Article  21  to  amend  the  RRP  due  to  objective 
circumstances and Article 21c to include additional resources from EU Emissions Trading Scheme 
(ETS) revenues or from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) for its REPowerEU chapter. 

To  help  address  the  energy  challenges  that  it  is  currently  facing,  Romania  has  included  in  the 
modified  RRP  a  REPowerEU  chapter.  The  proposed  measures  include  two  reforms  and  seven 
investments, structured along the following thematic areas: energy and permitting processes with 
a  reform  aiming  at  facilitating  the  identification  of  acceleration  areas,  complemented  by  two 
investments  to  install  additional  renewable  energy;  energy-efficiency  building  renovations  and 
installation of solar panels for prosumers, with three new investments targeting public and private 
buildings,  with  a  focus  on  vulnerable  energy  consumers  and  households  affected  by  energy-
poverty, complemented by a reform to put in place one-stop-shop offices, dedicated to providing 
information  and  assistance  to  private  persons  for  the  installation  of  renewable  energy  and  for 
energy efficiency renovations; green skills; and improvement of the resilience of the electricity 
network.  The  implementation  of  these  measures  is  expected  to  contribute  to  supporting  the 
objectives in Article 21c(3) of the RRF Regulation.  

While the modified RRP changes some of the current measures, these changes do not affect the 
previous  assessment  of  the  coverage  of  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges  identified  in  the 
country-specific recommendations (CSRs) for Romania in 2020 and 2019. 

The modified RRP represents a comprehensive and adequate response to Romania’s economic and 
social  challenges.  It  maintains  its  focus  on  the  green  and  digital  transitions,  promoting  smart, 
sustainable,  and  inclusive  growth,  with  measures  prioritising  economic  cohesion,  job  creation, 
competitiveness,  and  innovation.  Its  16  components,  including  the  newly  added  REPowerEU 
chapter, continue to address the six pillars of the RRF Regulation and generally maintain the level 
of ambition despite several challenges. The plan continues to contain robust milestones, targets 
and verification mechanisms, and remains coherent with other policy commitments. 

Based on the assessment of the submitted modification and the REPowerEU  chapter,  the 
modified RRP for Romania receives an A rating on all criteria, except for costing (unchanged 
from the original RRP assessment). 

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(1) 
Balanced 
Response 

(2) 
CSRs 

(3) 
Growth, 
jobs… 

(4) 
DNSH 

(5) 
Green 
target 

(6) 
Digital 
target 

(7) 
Lasting 
impact 

(8) 
M & T 

(9) 
Costing 

(10) 
Control 
Systems 

(11) 
Coherence 

(12) 
REPowerEU 

(13) 
Cross-
border  

A 

A 

A 

A 

A 
(44.1%) 

A  
(21.8%) 

A 

A 

B 

A 

A 

A 

A 

2.  OBJECTIVES OF THE MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN  

2.1. Main newly emerged challenges 

In 2022, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine led to a surge in energy and commodity prices 
in Romania and the EU as a whole. The 2023 Country Report1 identified challenges related to the 
higher demand for social services and social protection due to the energy crisis, as well as the low-
quality education system with its unequal access. In addition, vulnerable groups have difficulties 
finding a job, and the business environment faces challenges. The report also points to challenges 
in the areas of decarbonisation and energy efficiency, circular economy, and digitalisation. Against 
this backdrop and to respond to the geopolitical and energy challenges that the European Union 
has faced since the beginning of 2022, Romania formally submitted a request to amend its RRP 
based on Article 18(2) and 21 of the RRF Regulation. Romania’s modified RRP also includes a 
new REPowerEU chapter pursuant to Article 21(c) of the RRF Regulation.  

The modified RRP includes two new reforms and seven investments in its REPowerEU chapter, 
while modifying 56 measures across all other 15 components of the RRP. The new allocation of 
the plan is EUR 28.5 billion. This amount takes into account the REPowerEU chapter (EUR 1.4 
billion from ETS resources and EUR 43.2 million from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve), and the 
downward adjustment from EUR 14.24 billion to EUR 12.13 billion of the maximum financial 
contribution for Romania. 

Pursuant  to  Article  18(2)  of  the  RRF  Regulation,  Romania  has  justified  modifications  to  eight 
measures by the decrease of its maximum financial contribution. Several investments have been 
removed  or  downsized.  These  adjustments  amount  to  EUR  2.11  billion,  equivalent  to  the 
downward adjustment of the maximum financial contribution. 

Pursuant  to  Article  21(1)  of  the  RRF  Regulation,  Romania  has  justified  modifications  to  48 
measures due to objective circumstances. In particular, those modifications include adjustments to 
targets and milestones in both investments and reforms which Romania has identified as no longer 
being achievable in their current formulation, due to significant cost increases and delays caused 
by supply chain constraints. In 2022, Romania’s economy was impacted by multiple factors such 
as  disrupted  supply  chains,  particularly  for  construction  materials  and  equipment,  and  price 
increases, notably for energy and constructions. The rise in construction prices made procurement 

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for  some  of  the  initial  projects  under  the  RRP  much  more  costly  than  expected  and  led  to 
significant delays in some procurement processes. 

The amended RRF Regulation provides for additional support for reforms and investments helping 
to phase out imports of Russian fossil fuels and providing clean, affordable and secure energy to 
households  and  businesses  across  Europe.  The  modifications  proposed  under  the  RRP  and  the 
newly integrated REPowerEU chapter are aimed at addressing the CSRs addressed to Romania in 
the context of the 2022 and 2023 European Semester cycles. 

As  part  of  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  green  energy  investments  should  contribute  to  Romania’s 
strategic autonomy and strengthen its resilience in view of external shocks. The increasing share 
of renewables in the energy mix and the proposed energy efficiency investments are expected to 
reduce  the  share  of  imported  fossil  fuels.  The  chapter’s  reforms  and  investments  focus  on  the 
acceleration of green energy generation, boosting energy efficiency in buildings and re-/up-skilling 
the workforce in the field of green energy generation.  

Romania’s modified RRP preserves the level of ambition of the original plan while providing a 
balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social  situation  of  the  country.  The  modified  RRP 
effectively  addresses  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges  identified  in  the  relevant  CSRs 
addressed to Romania in 2019, and 2020 in the context of the European Semester. It also addresses 
2022 and 2023 CSRs. 

2.2. Main elements of the modified components and REPowerEU chapter 

The most important modifications of the  amended RRP, including the REPowerEU chapter are 
listed below by component. 

Component 1 – Water management 

Investment 1. Expansion of water and sewerage systems in agglomerations of more than 2 000 
population  equivalent,  prioritised  by  the  Accelerated  Plan  for  Compliance  with  European 
Directives – In accordance with Article 21, Romania reduced targets 5, 6, 7 and 8 due to price 
increases for the materials needed to build water and sewage networks, in proportion to the increase 
in their price. 

Investment 2. Collection of waste water in agglomerations of less than 2 000 population equivalent 
which prevent the achievement of good status of water bodies and/or affect protected natural areas 
– In accordance with Article 21, Romania reduced targets 11 and 12 due to price increases for the 
materials needed to build sewage networks, in proportion to the increase in their price. 

Investment  3.  Supporting  the  connection  of  the  low-income  population  to  existing  water  and 
sewerage  networks  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  reduced  target  13  due  to  price 
increases  for  the  materials  needed  to  build  connection  to  water  and  sewerage  networks,  in 
proportion to the increase in their price. 

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Investment 4. Adaptation to climate change by automation and digitalisation of water disposal and 
storage equipment of existing accumulations to ensure ecological flow and increase the security 
of water supply to the population and reduce the risk to floods – In accordance with Article 21, 
Romania reduced targets 14 and 15 due to price increases for the materials needed to build flood 
defence lines, in proportion to the increase in their price. Romania also requested a reduction of 
milestone 16 and target 17 due to price increases for the materials needed to rehabilitate dams, in 
proportion  to  the  increase  in  their  price.  These  targets  were  further  reduced  to  account  for 
disruptions on the supply side.  

Investment  5.  Appropriate  endowment  of  river  basin  administrations  for  flood  monitoring, 
prevention  and  emergency  response  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  postponed  the 
completion of target 18, due to supply chain disruptions and price increases having delayed the 
completion of the tender procedure. 

Component 2 – Forests and biodiversity protection 

Investment  1.  Afforestation  and  reforestation  national  campaign  including  urban  forests  –  In 
accordance with Article 18(2), Romania scaled down the investment and its targets 25 and 26, by 
37% (from EUR 730 million to EUR 460.88 million). While the urban forest part of the investment 
remains  unaffected,  the  afforestation/restoration  part  of  the  investment  will  be  reduced  from 
56 700 ha to 26 760 ha. 

Investment  4.4.  Implementation  of  a  monitoring  system  for  wild  sturgeons  along  the  Lower 
Danube – In accordance with Article 21, Romania postponed by one year the investment related 
to the monitoring system for wild sturgeons along the Lower Danube and the achievement of the 
related  target  39  due  to  delayed  permitting  procedures.  Additionally,  following  the  market 
consultation, two interested tenderers indicated that the investment could not be carried out in such 
a short time.  

Investment 5. Integrated flood risk mitigation systems in forest river basins – In accordance with 
Article 21, Romania added to milestone 41 the formulation “where appropriate” for the installation 
of fish ladders to reflect the fact that they are not necessary in some instances. 

Component 3 – Waste management 

Reform 1. Improving waste management governance to accelerate the transition to the circular 
economy  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  amended  milestone  45  to  clarify  that  the 
milestone covers actions set out in the National Circular Economy Strategy and Action Plan that 
are due by 2026. The modification in scope allows the National Circular Economy Strategy and 
Action  Plan  to  also  include  longer-term  actions,  thereby  allowing  for  greater  ambition  of  both 
documents. 

Investment  1a.  Establishment  of  voluntary  collection  centres  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21, 
Romania  deleted  the  requirement  that  the  centres  shall  be  located  at  the  border  or  outside  the 
Territorial  Administrative  Unit  from  targets  48  and  49.  This  allows  the  centres  to  be  built  as 

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geographically close to  where waste is generated, which tends to increase collection rates. The 
modification  therefore  provides  for  a  better  alternative  to  reach  the  policy  objectives  of  the 
measure. 

Investment 1c. Integrated centres for urban agglomerations concerning separate collection – In 
accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  lowered  targets  52  and  53,  removing  from  them  the 
municipality  of  Bacau,  as  it  will  be  served  by  a  waste  collection  centre  serving  all  the  local 
authorities in the county. The modification therefore provides for a better alternative to reach the 
policy objectives of the measure. 

Investment  3b.  Air  quality,  radioactivity  and  noise  monitoring  equipment  for  the  National 
Environmental Protection Agency – In accordance with Article 21, Romania reduced target 58 due 
to price increases for the air quality, radioactivity and noise monitoring equipment. The reduction 
is proportional to the increase in prices. 

Component 4 – Sustainable transport 

Reform 1. Sustainable transport, decarbonisation and road safety / Road decarbonisation in line 
with  “polluter  pays”  principle  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  replaced  “law”  with 
“legislation”  in  milestones  59,  60  and  66,  as  a  manifestly  better  alternative  considering  these 
milestones  will  require  several  legislative  acts.  Romania  also  requested  to  reduce  target  64  to 
reflect the removal of 7 600 recharging points from investment 1.3 in component 10 – Local fund. 

Investment 1. Modernisation and renewal of railways infrastructure – In accordance with Article 
18(2), Romania removed the financing  to the renewal  and electrification of 110 km  of railway 
lines  in  the  sections  Constanta-Mangalia  and  Videle-Giurgiu  from  this  investment.  As  a 
consequence, milestones 72 and 73 and targets 74 and 75 have been amended to reflect this change. 

Investment  4.  Development  of  the  underground  transport  network  in  the  municipalities  of 
Bucharest  and  Cluj-Napoca  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  replaced  the  envisaged 
construction of the section of the M4 metro line in Bucharest with a section of the M6 metro line 
and of the section Sf. Maria — United Europe of M1 in Cluj-Napoca, with the section Țara Moților 
(Teilor) – Sf. Maria (Câmpului). To reflect these proposed changes milestones 86 and 87, as well 
as targets 88 and 89 have been amended accordingly.  

Component 5 – Renovation wave 

Investment 1. Establishment of a Renovation Wave fund to finance works to improve the energy 
efficiency of the existing building stock – In accordance with Article 21, due to price increases and 
supply  chain  constraints  for  renovation  materials  and  works,  Romania  lowered  the  targets  and 
postponed the implementation timeline of this investment. As a consequence, milestones 95 and 
96, and targets 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106 have been amended to reflect these changes. 

Component 6 – Energy 

Reform  1.  Electricity  market  reform,  replacement  of  coal  in  the  energy  mix  and  support  for  a 
legislative and regulatory framework for private investment in renewable electricity production – 
In accordance with Article 21, to ensure security of supply in the wake of the energy crisis brought 

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about by Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the ensuing need to phase out imports of fossil fuels from 
Russia,  Romania  amended  targets  115  and  119  aligning  them  with  the  provisions  of  the 
Decarbonisation Law (milestone 113), positively assessed by the Commission in the context of 
Romania’s second payment request. 

Investment 1. New capacities for electricity generation from renewable sources – In accordance 
with  Article  21c(2) of the RRF Regulation, Romania  transferred  this investment  to  component 
16 – REPowerEU. 

Investment 2. Distribution infrastructure of renewable gases (using natural gas in combination 
with green hydrogen as a transitional measure), as well as green hydrogen production capacities 
and/or  its  use  for  electricity  storage  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  amended  this 
investment  due  to  disruption  of  supply  chains  and  price  increases.  The  sub-investment  for  the 
construction  of  the  distribution  network  of  renewable  gases  in  the  Oltenia  region  has  been 
removed,  while  the  ambition  of  the  sub-investment  for  the  construction  of  new  electrolysers 
capacity has been reduced from 100 to 55 MWH2. Milestones 129 and 130, and targets 131 and 
132 have been modified accordingly.  

Investment 4. Industrial chain of production and/or assembly and/or recycling of batteries, cells 
and  photovoltaic  panels  (including  auxiliary  equipment),  as  well  as  new  electricity  storage 
capacities – In accordance with Article 21, Romania postponed the completion of milestones 135 
and 136 and targets 137, 138 and 139, due to supply chain disruptions and price increases delaying 
the completion of the tender procedures. 

Investment 5. Ensuring energy efficiency in the industrial sector – In accordance with Article 21, 
Romania decreased target 141 due to insufficient demand in tendering procedures and increase of 
costs to achieve the same objective. 

Component 7 – Digital transformation 

Investment  5.  Digitalisation  in  the  field  of  the  environment  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21, 
Romania amended milestone 167 to reflect that the objectives of the investment will be reached 
by means of an overall better alternative solution within the same allocation. 

Investment  8.  Electronic  identity  card  and  digital  signature  –  In  accordance  with  Article  18, 
Romania  reduced  the  allocation  of  this  investment  and  consequently  reduced  the  number  of 
citizens benefiting from the electronic identity card from 8.5 million to 5 million and removed the 
financing  for  the  optional  certificate  for  the  qualified  electronic  signature.  To  support  the 
implementation of the investment, Romania included the development and implementation of 11 
online public services, the development of an early warning system regarding security risks and 
the implementation of an awareness campaign. As a consequence, targets 173 and 174 have been 
amended. 

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Component 8 – Tax and pensions reforms 

Reform  5.  Establishment  and  operationalisation  of  the  National  Development  Bank  –  In 
accordance with Article 21, Romania amended milestone 209 concerning the operationalisation of 
the National Development Bank, to reflect the new steps required for its registration. 

Reform 6. Reform of the public pension system – In accordance with Article 21, Romania amended 
milestone 214 concerning the entry into force of the new law on the pension system, replacing the 
provisions of Law No 127/2019, to reflect that the objectives of the reform will be reached by 
means of an overall better alternative solution. 

Investment  4.  Implementation  of  electronic  customs  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania 
amended milestone 231 and target 232 to reflect that one contract for developing new IT systems 
for customs is removed. The budget linked to this contract is redirected to other activities within 
the same investment for which new technical needs have emerged. 

Component 9 – Support to the private sector, research, development and innovation 

Investment 1. Digital platforms on legislative transparency, de-bureaucratisation and procedural 
simplification for business – In accordance with Article 21, Romania amended milestone 246 to 
reflect that the scope of the one-stop-shop platform is expanded, which constitutes a manifestly 
better alternative to achieve the objectives of the investment. 

Investment  4.  Cross-border  and  multi-country  projects  –  Low  Power  Processors  and 
Semiconductor Chips – In accordance with Article 21, Romania postponed the timeline to select 
entities for participation or association in the project from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023, and proposed to 
commit EUR 360 million (which represents 90% of the revised funding) by Q2 2024,instead of 
50%  by  Q3  2023,  which  constitutes  a  better  alternative  solution  to  reach  the  objectives  of  the 
investment. Targets 267 and 269 have been amended accordingly. 

Investment 7. Strengthening excellence and supporting Romania’s participation in partnerships 
and missions in Horizon Europe – In accordance with Article 21, Romania amended target 283 to 
increase  the  funding  devoted  to  co-funding  research  projects  as  part  of  the  investment,  which 
constitutes a manifestly better alternative to deliver the objectives of the investment. 

Investment 9. Support for the holders of certificates of excellence received in the Marie Sklodowska 
Curie Individual Fellowship Award – In accordance with Article 21, Romania amended target 285 
to reduce the number of grants (from 50 to 10) allocated to Marie Sklodowska Curie recipients of 
Seal of Excellence Certificates to carry out Horizon research projects, due to the limited number 
of  applications  received  despite  the  efforts  of  the  Ministry  of  Research,  Innovation  and 
Digitalisation to advertise this investment. The cost reduction is proportional to the adjustment of 
the target. 

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Component 10 – Local fund 

Investment 1. Sustainable urban mobility – In accordance with Article 18, Romania reduced the 
allocation of sustainable transport measures by EUR 275 million, i.e. EUR 95 million for electric 
vehicles charging stations and EUR 180 million for bicycle lanes at local/metropolitan level. As a 
consequence, targets 302, 305, 306 and milestone 304 have been removed from the RRP, while 
target 303 has been reduced with respect to its level of required implementation. In addition, due 
to supply-chain disruptions, Romania removed interim target 295, while keeping target 296 at its 
original value. 

Investment 2. Construction of housing for youth and for professionals in health and education – 
In accordance with Article 21, Romania reduced targets 318 and 319 due to prices increases. 

Investment 3. Moderate rehabilitation of public buildings to improve public service delivery by 
administrative territorial units – In accordance with Article 21, due to supply chain disruptions 
and price increases, Romania removed interim target 321 and reduced target 322. 

Investment  4.  Development/updating  in  GIS  format  of  spatial  planning  and  urban  planning 
documents – In accordance with Article 21, due to price increases, Romania removed interim target 
324 and reduced target 325. 

Component 11 – Tourism and culture 

Reform 1. Operationalisation of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) – In accordance 
with Article 21, Romania reduced target 330 due to a drop in tourist arrivals as a consequence of 
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. 

Investment 1. Promotion of 12 touristic/cultural routes – In accordance with Article 21, Romania 
amended milestone 334 and target 335 to  reflect a postponement of the  completion date of the 
investment and changes to the final structure of the sites selected in each tourist and cultural route. 

Investment 2. Modernisation/creation of museums and memorials – In accordance with Article 21, 
Romania amended milestone 336 and target 337 to change the status of Satu Mare Museum from 
“renewal  project”  to  “new  construction”.  Additionally,  Romania  removed  the  Museum  of 
photography from the list of projects to be either renovated or newly constructed because of a high 
risk of non-implementation due to ongoing legal proceedings. 

Reform 2. Framework for the operationalisation of cycling routes at national level – In accordance 
with Article 21, Romania amended milestone 340 to reduce the length of the cycling routes to be 
renovated, due to price increases. 

Investment  4.  Implementation  of  3  000  km  of  cycling  routes  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21, 
Romania amended milestone 342 and target 343 to reduce the length of the cycling routes to be 
renovated to 2 404 km due to price increases. 

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Investment  7.  Accelerating  the  digitisation  of  film  production  and  distribution  –  In  accordance 
with  Article  21,  Romania  amended  milestone  349  and  target  350.  It  clarified  the  categories  of 
eligible applicants and the type of award procedure.  

Component 12 – Healthcare 

Investment 1. Development of pre-hospital medical infrastructure – In accordance with Article 18, 
Romania  reduced the  budget  allocated to  this investment  and  consequently reduced  target  367, 
concerning renovating or equipping practices of  family  doctors or associations  of primary care 
practices, and target 372, on the renovation and/or equipment of family planning offices. 

Investment  2.  Development  of  public  hospital  infrastructure  –  In  accordance  with  Article  18, 
Romania reduced the  budget  allocated to  this investment  and consequently reduced  target 377, 
concerning the construction and/or the equipping of new public health units/hospitals. 

Component 15 – Education 

Reform  1.  Elaboration  and  adoption  of  the  legislative  package  for  the  implementation  of  the 
"Educated Romania” project – In accordance with Article 21, Romania amended milestone 452 
to reflect a better, more streamlined legislative procedure to attain the objectives of the reform.  

Investment 1. Construction, equipping and operationalisation of 110 crèches – In accordance with 
Article 21, Romania amended target 457 reducing the minimum capacity of crèches to take into 
account the specific needs at local level and to comply with the relevant provisions on the design, 
construction, organisation and functioning of crèches. 

Investment  2.  Setting  up,  equipping  and  operationalising  412  complementary  services  for 
disadvantaged groups – In accordance with Article 18, Romania reduced the budget of the measure 
and proportionally reduced milestone 458 and target 459. 

Investment 4. Supporting educational establishments with high risk of drop-outs – In accordance 
with  Article  21,  Romania  extended  the  timeline  for  achieving  targets  466  and  467,  to  allow 
relaunching the second call for projects necessary to achieve these targets.  

Reform 5. Adoption of the legislative framework for the digitalisation of education – In accordance 
with Article 21, Romania amended milestone 479 to reflect a better, more streamlined legislative 
procedure to attain the objectives of the reform. 

Investment 9. Ensuring digital technology equipment and resources for schools – In accordance 
with Article 21, Romania reduced the number of schools with new technological resources for IT 
laboratories in target 482, due to a low number of projects submitted and insufficient demand. 

Investment  10.  Green-schools  network  development  and  purchase  of  green  minibuses  –  In 
accordance with Article 21, Romania reduced targets 486, 487 and 488, due to price increases. For 
target 486, Romania also extended the timeline for completion.  

school 
Investment  11.  Provision  of 
laboratories/workshops – In accordance with Article 21, Romania amended milestones 489 and 

for  pre-university  classrooms  and 

facilities 

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490, and targets 491 and 492 to better align the investment to the needs of the education institutions 
concerned. 

Reform 7. Reform of the governance of the pre-university education system and professionalisation 
of  management  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  postponed  the  timeline  for  the 
completion of milestone 495, as the reform of the governance needs to be in line with the upcoming 
legislative  package  for  the  implementation  of  the  ‘Educated  Romania’  project  under  milestone 
452, which has a later date for completion. 

Investment 15. Online School: Assessment platform and content development – In accordance with 
Article 21, Romania extended the timeline of milestone 498 to take into account the requirements 
of the new Education law and its implementation, as well as the complexity and functionalities to 
be delivered.  

Investment 16. Digitisation of universities and their preparation for the digital professions of the 
future  –  In  accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  removed  milestone  501  related  to  the 
digitalisation of the National Council of Rectors considering that the latter is not eligible to receive 
RRP funding. 

Investment  17.  Ensuring  university  infrastructure  (homes,  canteens,  recreation  facilities)  –  In 
accordance  with  Article  21,  Romania  reduced  the  output  and  postponed  the  timeline  for 
implementation of targets 503, 504, 505 and 506, due to price increases.  

Investment  18.  Training  and  coaching  programme  for  school  managers  and  inspectors  –  In 
accordance with Article 21, Romania amended the requirements of target 507, due to the ongoing 
restructuring process of the education system. 

Component 16 – REPowerEU 

Romania’s  REPowerEU  chapter  amounts  to  EUR  2  017  million  to  be  financed  by  Emissions 
Trading  System  resources  (EUR  1  397  million),  Brexit  Adjustment  Reserve  transfer  (EUR 
43 million) and the freed-up loan capacity following the amendments under Article 21 to the RRP 
(EUR 577 million). The chapter includes two new reforms and seven investments, among which, 
an investment for renewable energy generation (C16.I2) that was previously included in the energy 
component (as C6.I1) and another one (C16.I3) that is a scaling-up of an existing energy efficiency 
scheme  under  the  renovation  wave  component  (C5).  The  chapter’s  reforms  and  investments 
concern the acceleration of green energy generation, boosting energy efficiency in buildings and 
re- and up-skilling in the field of green energy generation.  

Under  the  REPowerEU  chapter  and  in  accordance  with  Article  21c  of  the  RRF  Regulation, 
Romania has introduced the following nine measures:  

Reform  1.  Creating  a  legal  framework  for  the  use  of  state  land  as  acceleration  areas  for  RES 
investments  –  This  reform  aims  at  putting  in  place  dedicated  acceleration  areas  for  renewable 
energy sources (RES) investments, with particularly short and simple permitting processes. The 
reform is expected to develop the appropriate tools and datasets to identify those areas for the rapid 
deployment of new installations to produce energy from wind and solar. Regular tenders for the 

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concessions  aim  to  ensure  the  level  playing  field  between  public  and  private  investors.  The 
measure addresses CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3 through accelerating the development of renewables. 

Reform  2.  Setting  up  of  one-stop-shops  (OSS)  to  provide  energy  advisory  services  for  energy 
efficiency renovations and energy production from renewable sources for prosumers – This reform 
aims at putting in place dedicated offices, serving as one-stop-shops to provide energy advisory 
services  for  energy  efficiency  renovations  and  the  deployment  of  new  installations  to  produce 
energy  from  RES. The  reform  aims to  raise homeowners’ awareness  on the benefits  of energy 
efficiency renovations and installation of RES for self-consumption, provide general information 
on the practicalities and support opportunities, and thereby facilitate energy efficiency renovation 
works  and  installation  of  RES  for  self-consumption.  The  measure  addresses  CSRs  2023.3  and 
2022.3 through providing better access to information. 

Investment  1.  Training  for  green  energy  skills  –  This  investment  complements  the  one  on 
renewable  energy  production  by  strengthening  the  skills  and  capacity  of  the  workforce  in  the 
energy  sector,  which  is  currently  insufficient  to  deliver  the  required  shift  to  renewable  energy 
deployment. Courses financed under this investment are expected to train 4 000 professionals and 
workers, to improve their skills in the area of renewable energy production. The measure addresses 
CSRs  2023.3  and  2022.3  through  stepping  up  the  policy  efforts  aimed  at  the  provision  and 
acquisition of skills and competences needed for the green transition. 

Investment 2. New capacities for electricity generation from renewable sources – This investment 
was previously included in component 6 – Energy, as investment C6.I1 and aims to install 950MW 
of  new  renewable  power  production  capacity  (onshore  wind  and  solar)  through  a  competitive 
public call for tenders. The measure addresses CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3 through the deployment 
of additional renewable energy capacity. 

Investment  3.  Boosting  energy  efficiency  of  public  buildings  –  This  investment  scales  up  the 
existing investment C5.I1 – Establishment of a renovation wave fund to finance works to improve 
the existing building stock, concerning energy-efficiency renovations in public buildings, under 
component 5 – Renovation wave, by increasing the number of energy-efficiency renovations of 
public buildings. This contributes to addressing CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3 to reduce overall reliance 
on fossil fuels and increase the pace and ambition of renovations to advance the energy efficiency 
of the building stock. 

Investment  4.  Grant  Voucher  Scheme  to  accelerate  the  deployment  of  renewable  energy  by 
households  – This investment  aims  to  increase the deployment  of renewable energy by private 
households by providing vouchers for the installation of photovoltaic panels and battery storage 
systems.  The  investment  is  expected  to  add  a  total  capacity  of  180 000  kW  of  solar  panels  on 
residential  buildings,  and  battery  storage  systems  with  a  total  electricity  storage  capacity  of 
300 000 kWh. This contributes to addressing CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3 to reduce overall reliance 
on fossil fuels and accelerate the energy transition, in particular by deploying renewable energy 
faster. 

Investment 5. Digitalisation, efficiency and modernisation of the national electricity transmission 
network – This investment aims at improving the security and resilience of Romania’s electricity 

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transmission network. It consists of three strands. The first aims at improving the energy efficiency 
of critical network infrastructure by installing solar panels and storage units for the sole use of 
power stations. The second aims at equipping the transmission network operator to rapidly address 
bottlenecks in the network and facilitate the connection of new renewable plants. The third aims 
at  improving  the  digital  safety  of  the  network  through  the  installation  of  equipment  to  tackle 
cybersecurity attacks. The investment contributes to addressing CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3 to reduce 
overall  reliance  on  fossil  fuels  and  accelerate  the  energy  transition,  in  particular  by  upgrading 
energy transmission grids and increasing the interconnection.  

Investment 6.  Pilot project  for  the installation of  20 MW of floating solar panels  on irrigation 
channels  –  This  investment  aims  at  installing  20  MW  of  floating  solar  panels  on  already 
refurbished  irrigation  channels  owned  by  the  State.  The  measure  addresses  CSRs  2023.3  and 
2022.3 through the deployment of additional renewable energy capacity. 

Investment  7.  Grant  Voucher  Scheme  to  make  energy  efficiency  improvements  to  households  – 
This investment aims to decrease energy demand of households, by supporting energy-efficiency 
renovations  of  single-family  residential  buildings,  with  a  focus  on  energy-poor  and  vulnerable 
energy consumers (at least 50% of the estimated budget of the measure being earmarked for them). 
Under the investment, households can apply for vouchers to finance energy-efficiency renovations 
that achieve at least 30% primary energy savings compared to pre-renovation state. Vouchers for 
energy-poor  and  vulnerable  energy  consumers  also  cover  the  installation  of  solar  panels.  This 
contributes to addressing CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3 to reduce overall reliance on fossil fuels and 
increase the pace and ambition of renovations to advance the energy efficiency of the building 
stock. 

Table 1 – New and modified components and associated costs. 

Component 
C1: Water management 
C2: Forests and biodiversity protection 
C3: Waste management 
C4: Sustainable transport 
C5: Renovation wave 
C6: Energy 
C7: Digital transformation 
C8: Tax and pensions reforms 
C9: Business support, research, development and 
innovation 
C10: Local fund 
C11: Tourism and culture 
C12: Healthcare 
C13: Social reforms 
C14: Good governance 
C15: Education 
C16: REPowerEU 

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Status 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 

Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
New 

Costs (EUR million) 
1 415.8 
903.9 
1 233.4 
7 384.0  
2 200.0  
760.0  
1 835.0  
456.9  

2 443.5  
1 825.0  
449.0  
1 709.8  
196.7  
165.6  
3 515.4  
2 017.5  

 
 
 
 
 
2.3. Other elements not covered by assessment criteria  

The  description  of  the  consistency  with  other  programmes,  administrative  organisation,  the 
contribution of the RRP to gender equality and equal opportunities for all, security self-assessment 
for investments, and planned communication strategy as reflected in the previous Staff Working 
Document SWD (2021) 276 remains valid.  

State aid and competition rules fully apply to the measures funded by the Recovery and Resilience 
Facility. Union funds channeled through the authorities of Member States, like the RRF  funds, 
become State resources and can constitute State aid. When this is the case and State aid is present, 
these measures must be notified and approved by the Commission before Member States can grant 
the aid, unless those measures are covered by an existing aid scheme or comply with the applicable 
conditions of a block exemption regulation, in particular the General Block Exemption Regulation 
(GBER) declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of 
Articles 107 and 108 TFEU2. 

When State aid is present and it requires notification, it is the duty of the Member State to notify 
State aid measures to the Commission before granting them, in compliance with Article 108(3) 
TFEU. In this respect, the State aid analysis carried out by Romania in the RRP cannot be deemed 
a State aid notification. In as far as Romania considers that a specific measure contained in the 
RRP  entails  de  minimis  aid  or  aid  exempted  from  the  notification  requirement,  it  is  the 
responsibility of Romania to ensure full compliance with the applicable rules.  

3.  SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN 

3.1. Comprehensive  and  adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social 

situation 

The  original  RRP  put  forward  a  balanced  set  of  reforms  and  investments  addressing  both  the 
consequences  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  main  structural  socio-economic  and 
environmental  challenges  affecting  Romania,  pursuing  cohesion  objectives,  and  contributing 
towards all of the six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation. The focus of the RRP 
remains unchanged, as the green transition and the digital transformation are at the core of the 
RRP. The green reforms and investments included in the RRP are boosted by the new REPowerEU 
measures. Digital reforms and investments are expected to help modernise Romania, supporting 
areas with the largest investment gaps through the digitalisation of public services and support for 
hospitals and schools. 

2   Commission  Regulation  (EU)  2023/1315  of  23  June  2023  amending  Regulation  (EU)  No  651/2014  declaring 
certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty 
and  Regulation  (EU)  2022/2473  declaring  certain  categories  of  aid  to  undertakings  active  in  the  production, 
processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products compatible with the internal market in application 
of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, OJ L 167, 30.6.2023, p. 1–90, available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R1315.  

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The REPowerEU chapter impacts significantly the contribution of the RRP to the first pillar on 
green transition. The nature and extent of the modifications to the RRP do not have an impact on 
the previous assessment of the plan representing to a large extent a comprehensive and adequately 
balanced response to the economic and social situation, and on its appropriate contribution to all 
six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation. 

The measures in the REPowerEU chapter contribute to achieving the Union’s 2030 climate targets 
and the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 as they aim to accelerate the deployment of 
renewables by introducing measures to streamline permitting and administrative procedures. The 
chapter  also  includes  an  investment  in  new  renewable  energy  capacity.  In  addition,  the  new 
REPowerEU  measures  include  support  for  energy  efficiency  renovations  of  buildings  and 
education  and  skills  development  for  the  green  transition.  All  measures  included  in  the 
REPowerEU  chapter  are  expected  to  significantly  contribute  to  the  green  transition,  or  to 
addressing the corresponding challenges. 

Table 2 – Coverage of the six pillars of the Facility by the new or modified RRP components 

Green 
transition 

Digital 
transformation 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

Health, and 
economic, 
social and 
institutional 
resilience 

Policies for 
the next 
generation 

Pillar I - Green 
transition 
1 —Water 
management 
2 — Forests and 
Biodiversity 
protection  
3 — Waste 
management 
4 — Sustainable 
transport 
5 — Renovation 
Wave Fund 
6 — Energy 
Pillar II – Digital 
transformation 
7 — Digital 
transformation 
Pillar III 
 Smart, sustainable 
and inclusive growth 
8 — Tax pension 
reforms 
9 — Business 
Support, research, 
development and 
innovation 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

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Green 
transition 

Digital 
transformation 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

Health, and 
economic, 
social and 
institutional 
resilience 

Policies for 
the next 
generation 

Pillar IV – Social 
and territorial 
cohesion 
10 — Local Fund  
11 — Tourism and 
culture 
Pillar V - Health, 
and economic, social 
and institutional 
resilience 
12 — Healthcare 

13 — Social reforms 

14 — Good 
governance 
Pillar VI – Policies 
for the next 
generation 
15 — Education 
16 - REPowerEU 

● 
○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 
● 

○ 

○ 

● 
○ 

● 

○ 

● 

○ 
○ 

○ 
○ 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

● 

Key: “●” investments and reforms of the component significantly contribute to the pillar; “○” the component 
partially contributes to the pillar 

***  

Taking into consideration all reforms and investments envisaged by Romania its modified recovery 
and  resilience  plan  continues  to  represent,  to  a  large  extent,  a  comprehensive  and  adequately 
balanced response to the economic and social situation, thereby contributing appropriately to all 
six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation, taking the specific challenges and the 
financial allocation of Romania into account. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.1 
in Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.2. Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester  

The modified plan continues to effectively address a significant subset of the challenges identified 
in the relevant CSRs. The modified plan still maintains to a significant extent the ambition of the 
investments  and  reforms,  while  also  introducing  new  reforms  and  investments  under  the 
REPowerEU  chapter  that  help  maintain  the  coverage  of  a  significant  subset  of  the  challenges 
identified in the CSRs.  

As the maximum financial contribution for Romania has been adjusted downwards, the 2022 and 
2023  recommendations  not  related  to  energy  challenges,  are  not  considered  in  the  overall 
assessment. 

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The REPowerEU chapter reinforces the ambition of the plan as regards most of the relevant CSRs 
in the field of energy (CSRs 2023.3 and 2022.3), notably to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and to 
accelerate  the  energy  transition.  Several  measures  included  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter  aim  at 
deploying renewable energy faster. This includes both reforms (C16.R1 on the creation of the legal 
framework  for  the  use  of  state  land  as  acceleration  areas  for  RES  investments,  and  C16.R2 
establishing  one-stop-shops  (OSS)  to  provide  energy  advisory  services  for  energy  efficiency 
renovations  and  energy  production  from  renewable  sources  for  prosumers),  and  investments 
C16.I2 (New capacities for electricity generation from renewable sources), C16.I4 (Grant Voucher 
Scheme  to  accelerate  the  deployment  of  renewable  energy  by  households)  and  C16.I6  (Pilot 
project for the installation of 20 MW of floating solar panels on irrigation channels). Moreover, 
investment  C16.I5  (Digitalisation,  efficiency  and  modernisation  of  the  national  electricity 
transmission network) aims at improving grid capacity to allow the new-built capacity to operate 
in  the  market.  Reform  C16.R2  (Setting  up  one-stop-shops  (OSS)  to  provide  energy  advisory 
services  for  energy  efficiency  renovations  and  energy  production  from  renewable  sources  for 
prosumers), and investments C16.I3 (Boosting energy efficiency of public buildings) and C16.I7 
(Grant Voucher Scheme to make energy efficiency improvements to households) aim to increase 
the pace and ambition of renovations to advance the energy efficiency of the building stock. The 
introduction  of  renovation  offices  under  C16.R2  specifically  addresses  the  recommendation  to 
provide better access to information and sustainable finance options. Finally, investment C16.I1 
(Training  for  green  energy  skills)  aims  to  increase  the  provision  and  acquisition  of  skills  and 
competences needed for the green transition.  

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Romania,  its  modified 
recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively addressing all or a significant 
subset of  challenges  identified in the country-specific recommendations,  or  challenges in  other 
relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission under the European Semester, and the 
modified recovery and resilience plan represents an adequate response to the economic and social 
situation of Romania. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.2 in Annex V to the RRF 
Regulation. 

3.3. Growth  potential,  job  creation,  economic,  institutional  and  social  resilience, 
European  Pillar  of  Social  Rights,  mitigating  the  impact  of  the  crisis,  and  social 
territorial cohesion and convergence  

The  modified  RRP,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  continues  to  contribute  to  economic 
cohesion  and  to  address  vulnerabilities  of  the  economy.  The  main  contributions  to  growth  and 
employment are expected to come from investments and reforms concerning education, including 
digital  skills  and  vocational  training,  the  decarbonisation  of  industry,  the  digitalisation  of 
enterprises and the formalisation of domestic work. Measures in the REPowerEU chapter are also 
expected to contribute to sustainable growth. It is the case for instance for the support to green 
skills and to the development of renewable energy sources. 

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The modified RRP and the REPowerEU chapter contribute to social cohesion. The revised RRP 
includes measures to address long-standing social challenges. These cover the responsiveness and 
accessibility of healthcare and long-term care services, and the access to services for children in 
vulnerable  communities  and  persons  with  disabilities.  Social  vulnerabilities  should  also  be 
addressed through provision of a wide range of social services to ethnic minorities and through 
integrated programmes to support disadvantaged communities in deprived metropolitan areas. A 
new reform aims to improve social assistance and reduce poverty for the most vulnerable, while 
reducing  the  administrative  burden  for  all  stakeholders  involved.  It  aims  at  stimulating 
employment through activation measures and at increasing education attainment. These measures 
are expected to help deliver on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action 
Plan endorsed at the Porto Summit of 7 May 2021 and are expected to contribute to improving the 
levels of the indicators of the Social Scoreboard. 

The revised RRP should also foster improved digital literacy for the new generations. Measures 
are also supporting the integration of digital technologies in the pre-university education system 
and the digitalisation of universities and their preparation for the digital professions of the future.  

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  all  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Romania,  its  modified 
recovery  and  resilience  plan  is  expected  to  have  a  high  impact  on  strengthening  the  growth 
potential, job creation, and economic, social and institutional resilience of the Member State, on 
contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including through the 
promotion of policies for children and youth, and on mitigating the economic and social impact of 
the  COVID-19  crisis,  thereby  enhancing  the  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  and 
convergence within the Union. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.3 of Annex V to 
the RRF Regulation.  

3.4. The principle of ‘do no significant harm’  

The modifications of the measures included in the RRP do not have an impact on the assessment 
of the principle of ‘do no significant harm’, which remains identical. 

Romania’s  REPowerEU  chapter  includes  a  systematic  assessment  of  each  measure  against  the 
principle of ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH), for each of the six environmental objectives within 
the  meaning  of  Article  17  of  the  Taxonomy  Regulation.  While  Romania’s  assessment  often 
stresses the environmental and climate benefits of measures, it also provides information allowing 
to  assess  that  measures  comply  with  the  ‘do  no  significant  harm’  principle  –  for  instance  by 
providing  reassurances  that  the  implementation  of  the  existing  EU  and  Romanian  legislative 
framework will prevent any significant harm, or by indicating that any measure that could have 
had a significant impact has been carved out from funding under the RRP. 

For some measures where calls for projects or calls for interest are necessary to select specific 
projects, adherence with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is ensured by introducing specific 
safeguards in the milestones associated with each measure, to monitor the implementation of the 
measures. 

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No measure under the REPowerEU chapter of Romanian RRP falls under Article 21c(3), point (a) 
of the RRF Regulation.  

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged,  no  measure  for  the 
implementation  of  reforms  and  investments  projects  included  in  Romania’s  modified  RRP, 
including its REPowerEU chapter, is expected to do significant harm to environmental objectives 
within  the  meaning  of  Article  17  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  2020/852  (the  principle  of  ‘do  no 
significant harm’). This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.4 of Annex V to the RRF 
Regulation. 

3.5. Green transition 

The modifications to the plan increased its contribution to the green transition, with respect to the 
initial assessment. The modified RRP continues to significantly contribute to the green transition 
and to the achievement of the Union 2030 climate targets, while complying with the objective of 
EU  climate  neutrality  by  2050.  The  new  measures  introduced  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter 
significantly increase Romania’s efforts to advance the green transition. The REPowerEU chapter 
includes nine measures which aim to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy sources, the 
pace of energy efficiency renovations and the requalification of the workforce towards green skills.  

The modified Romanian plan, including its REPowerEU chapter, includes measures supporting 
climate change objectives for an amount which represents 44.1% of the total plan’s allocation. For 
the  REPowerEU  chapter  alone,  the  share  is  96.5%,  according  to  the  methodology  for  climate 
tracking  set  out  in  Annex  VI  to  the  Recovery  and  Resilience  Facility  Regulation.  The  climate 
ambition of the revised plan without the REPowerEU chapter decreases slightly compared to the 
initial  plan  and  stands  at  EUR  10.63  billion  or  40.1%,  compared  to  41%  for  the  original  plan. 
Overall, the climate change contribution of the total plan, as well as of the REPowerEU chapter, 
exceeds the minimum climate target of 37% as set out in that Regulation.  

The modified RRP of Romania continues to correctly follow the methodology for climate tagging 
set out in Annex VI to the RRF regulation, by identifying intervention fields, and corresponding 
coefficients for the calculation of support to the climate objectives, for each measure (the table in 
Annex I presents the detailed application of the climate tagging methodology). It should be noted 
that:  

a)  the tagging and the estimated expenditure of existing measures has not been modified, on 
this basis the assessment as reflected in the previous SWD (2021) 276 final is maintained 
for those measures. 

b)  For the new measures of the modified plan: 

o  when they consist of several sub-measures, the plan indicates an intervention field for 

o 

each sub-measure, and climate tagging is computed at sub-measure level; 
the choice of intervention fields for the green transition is well justified and reflects the 
nature,  focus,  objective,  or  expected  outcome  of  the  investments  included  in  the 
component; 

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o 

the plan does not increase the climate coefficients of the selected intervention fields for 
any measure. 

*** 

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan,  including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a 
significant contribution to the green transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and 
ensures that at least 37% of its total allocation contributes to the climate target. At least 37% of 
the total estimated costs of the REPowerEU chapter contribute to the climate target. This would 
warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.5 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.6. Digital transition 

Despite the downwards adjustment of the financial contribution, the modification of the plan does 
not  impact  its  ambition  towards  the  digital  transition,  as  well  as  the  initial  assessment.  The 
modified  RRP  continues  to  significantly  contribute  to  the  digital  transition,  including  by 
developing necessary infrastructure (building up connectivity, cloud and improving cybersecurity) 
both for businesses and public administration. The plan also has a sectorial approach for the digital 
transformation,  focusing,  inter  alia,  on  deploying  an  e-Health  and  a  telemedicine  system, 
improving the digitalisation of public employment services and social protection, digitalising road 
and rail transport, as well as education (modernising computer laboratories in schools, provision 
of additional IT equipment, trainings), tax and tax administration processes, culture, the judiciary 
and services related to environment. 

In the original plan, all components contained measures that contributed to the digital transition. 
Following  the  revision,  this  continues  to  be  the  case.  The  newly  added  component  16 
(REPowerEU) puts forward one reform and two sub-investments related to digitalisation of public 
authorities  and  software  deployment  and  cybersecurity:  (i)  reform  C16.R1  supporting  the 
digitalisation of the State Domains Agency;  (ii) sub-investment C16.5b, providing new digital 
solutions and equipment to SMART SA, a subsidiary of Transelectrica, to improve the efficacy 
and  speed  of  intervention  on  the  network;  and  sub-investment  (iii)  C16.5.c,  concerning  the 
optimisation of the communication network and creation of a data centre of Teletrans SA, another 
subsidiary  of  Transelectrica  S.A.,  to  limit  the  risk  of  cyber-attacks  on  Transelectrica’s  IT 
infrastructure. 

The main impact of the revision concerns measures from components 1 (Water management), 7 
(Digital  transformation),  9  (Business  support,  research,  development  and  innovation),  12 
(Healthcare), and 15 (Education), with a decrease in the contribution to the digital target of EUR 
204 million, which is less than proportional to the reduction of the financial allocation available to 
Romania.  Hence,  the  contribution  to  the  digital  transition  of  the  modified  RRP  (excluding  the 
REPowerEU  chapter)  stands  at  21.8%  (EUR  5.8  billion)  of  Romania’s  revised  maximum 
contribution  of  EUR  28.5  billion,  which  is  above  the  contribution  of  the  original  RRP  and  the 
required target of 20% set out in the RRF Regulation. In compliance with Article 21c(c) of the 
RRF  Regulation,  the  above-mentioned  reform  and  the  two  sub-investments  included  in  the 

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REPowerEU chapter contributing to the digital transition have not been taken into account when 
calculating the plan’s contribution to the digital target. 

*** 

Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a  significant  contribution  to  the  digital 
transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and ensures that at least 20% of its total 
allocation (excluding the measures in the REPowerEU chapter) contributes to supporting digital 
objectives. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.6 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.7. Lasting impact of the plan 

With the revised plan, the implementation of the envisaged reforms and investments is expected 
to stay on its course and deliver lasting structural changes. The RRP continues to address both the 
consequences  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  main  structural  socio-economic  and 
environmental  challenges  affecting  Romania,  pursuing  cohesion  objectives,  and  contributing 
towards all of the six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation. The Romanian RRP 
includes reforms and investments with a lasting impact in all five key areas included in the plan – 
green economy, education, business environment, health, social inclusion, public administration, 
and digitalisation. 

The modifications to Romania’s recovery and resilience plan, based on Articles 18 and 21, include 
the reduction and deletion of certain milestones and targets. Overall, these changes do not have a 
material impact on the previous assessment regarding the lasting impact on structural changes in 
administration, institutions and in policies. 

Moreover, Romania’s newly-added REPowerEU chapter is expected to have a lasting impact by 
helping reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and increase decarbonisation 
and  the  uptake  of  renewable  energy  and  therefore  shape  Romanian  energy  policy  beyond  the 
lifespan of the RRP. 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  all  reforms  and  investments  envisaged  by  Romania  in  its  modified 
recovery and resilience plan, their implementation is expected, to a large extent to bring about a 
structural  change  in  to  bring  about  a  structural  change  in  the  administration,  in  relevant 
institutions and in relevant policies and to have a lasting impact. This would warrant a rating of 
A under criterion 2.7 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.8. Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation 

Adequacy of the recovery and resilience plan’s implementation structure, arrangements for the 
monitoring of progress and reporting 

The  modified  RRP  clearly  describes  the  arrangements  in  place,  which  ensure  its  effective 
coordination and implementation. The Ministry of Investment and European Projects maintains its 

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role  as  national  coordinator  in  charge  with  the  overall  implementation  of  the  plan.  Since  the 
adoption  of  the  plan,  the  ministry  has  reinforced  the  administrative  capacity  of  its  specialised 
structure, through an internal reorganisation and increasing the number of staff. The Ministry of 
Investment  and  European  Projects  has  also  kept  its  responsibility  for  the  implementation, 
development and operation of the IT platform, which ensures compliance with the requirements 
laid down in Article 22(2)(d) of the RRF Regulation. The high-level coordination is ensured by 
the  Inter-ministerial  Committee for the Coordination of the Plan,  working  in  close cooperation 
with the Ministry of Investment and European Projects.  

The monitoring and reporting mechanism is adequate and reliable. The Ministry of Investment and 
European  Projects  continues  to  be  responsible  for  monitoring  the  progress  achieved  for  each 
milestone and target, as well as for reporting on the achievement of milestones and targets based 
on  the  information  provided  by  the  implementing  bodies.  In  this  regard,  the  ministry  has 
implemented an early warning mechanism, a three-layers IT system which facilitates an automated 
monitoring and reporting of progress made in achieving milestones and targets, while providing 
an  early  warning  alert  system  which  signals  any  risk  of  delays  during  implementation.  The 
mechanism allows the transfer of information in real-time and at all levels of decision-makers. The 
ministry  also  remains  responsible  for  preparing  and  submitting  the  payment  requests  to  the 
European  Commission.  In  this  regard,  it  is  responsible  for  the  verification  of  the  legality  and 
regularity of expenditure and for ensuring the prevention, detection and correction of conflict of 
interest, fraud, corruption and double funding at the level of the plan together with the reform and 
investment coordinators. 

Quality of the new or modified milestones, targets and related indicators 

The  new  and  revised  milestones,  targets  and  indicators  set  out  in  the  Romanian  RRP  are 
sufficiently ambitious and clearly defined to enable their effective monitoring and reporting. All 
modified measures in the plan and the additional ones in the newly added REPowerEU chapter 
include an adequate number of milestones and targets, clearly defined to ensure that progress in 
implementing  the  plan  can  be  robustly  monitored.  All  measures  in  the  revised  RRP  include 
milestones  and  targets  consistent  with  the  reforms  or  investments’  long-term  objectives,  cost 
estimates  and  implementation  schedule,  and  are  reflected  in  specific  qualitative  or  quantitative 
indicators. 

Overall, milestones and targets remain sufficiently detailed, clear and ambitious to ensure that their 
completion can be reported and verified. Key reforms and investments in the revised plan maintain 
an adequate response to CSRs. Milestones and targets for reforms present an appropriate level of 
qualitative  information  to  ensure  that  the  achievement  of  their  objectives  can  be  measured  at 
specific moments of the implementation. For investments, milestones and targets are measured by 
sound,  reliable  and  verifiable  quantitative  indicators.  Their  sequencing  is  sufficiently  regular, 
reflecting the complexity, progress and completion of implementation. 

Overall organisational arrangements 

While  the  initial  implementation  arrangements  remain  in  place,  the  REPowerEU  chapter  will 
include  several  new  implementing  bodies,  alongside  others  which  already  have  a  hands-on 

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experience with the RRP specificities. Considering the ambition of the plan, the implementation 
remains  challenging  and  will  need  to  be  closely  monitored.  The  institutional  framework  is 
maintained  as  already  approved  by  Government  Ordinance  155/2020,  Government  Emergency 
Ordinance 214/2021 and Government Emergency Ordinance 70/2022, as subsequently amended 
and supplemented. The professional experience of the staff involved in the implementation of the 
plan varies and covers areas such as European funds management, public procurement, audit and 
control. The administrative capacity of the national coordinator and of the implementing bodies 
has  been  reinforced  with  additional  staff  and  through  the  support  of  technical  assistance. 
Procedures  are  in  place  to  ensure  the  adequate  implementation  of  the  plan.  For  most  of  the 
measures in the new chapter, the existing structures with responsibilities in implementing the plan 
will continue to fulfil the role of reform and/or investment coordinator, while for the new structures 
it will require support and training. 

*** 

The arrangements proposed by Romania in its modified recovery and resilience plan are expected 
to be adequate to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience 
plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators. This 
would warrant a rating of A under the assessment criterion 2.8 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.9. Costing 

Romania has provided individual estimated costs for all the measures in the REPowerEU chapter. 
Apart from the measures in the REPowerEU chapter, there are no new measures. Romania has 
also provided individual justifications for all the measures whose modifications entailed a change 
in  the  cost  estimates  or  related  milestones  and  targets,  including  on  the  proportionality  of  the 
relevant amendments. 

The  cost  information  provided  by  Romania  is  mostly  sufficiently  detailed  and  substantiated. 
Romania provided estimates and assumptions on costs using the standard template table, which 
was  intended  to  summarise  the  key  information  and  evidence  on  costing.  Descriptions  of  the 
methodology underlying the cost calculations are found in a document which Romania submitted 
separately.  

Romania  also  submitted  additional  documents  and  materials  intended  to  clarify  costing 
discrepancies and provide costing data and benchmarks on comparable investments done in the 
past or in other countries. These documents also include descriptions and explanations of the main 
drivers and changes in the costs of the amended measures and their proportionality.  

Reasonable costs 

Overall, assumptions used by Romania to estimate the costs of the measures in the REPowerEU 
chapter  provide  a  reasonable  explanation  of  their  primary  cost  drivers.  The  provided  materials 
generally allow to identify the methodology used in costing calculations, even if for a small number 
of measures this information is missing or not as clear. Nevertheless, there is no concrete evidence 
that would put into question the costing estimates provided. 

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Measures  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  comply  with  the  eligibility  criteria  set  out  in  the  RRF 
Regulation. All costs are incurred into after February 2022. Value-added tax (VAT) is not included 
in  any  of  the  cost  estimates.  The  reasonability  of  the  costs  of  the  modified  measures  has  not 
changed from the initial assessment of these measures. Changes in the cost estimates for all of 
them are duly justified and proportional. In the case of measures whose costs are being amended 
under Article 21(1) of the RRF Regulation, sufficient information has been provided to justify the 
objective  circumstances  and  the  proportionality  of  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  or  related 
milestones and targets. In this context, the reasonability of the cost estimates, taking into account 
the new measures in the REPowerEU chapter and the amended measures, has been established to 
a medium extent. 

Plausible costs 

The amount of the estimated costs in the REPowerEU chapter, is in line with the nature and type 
of the envisaged reforms and investments. Romania provided supporting documents and evidence 
to  substantiate  the  cost  estimates  for  most  of  the  new  measures  in  the  REPowerEU  chapter. 
However, additional information on the plausibility of cost estimates was necessary in instances 
where  the  given  explanations  were  not  detailed  or  substantiated  enough  for  plausibility  to  be 
established.  

The plausibility of the costs of the modified measures has not changed from the initial assessment 
of  these  measures,  as  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  for  all  of  them  are  duly  justified  and 
proportional. Sufficient information has been provided to justify the objective circumstances and 
the  proportionality  of  the  changes  in  the  cost  estimates  or  related  targets.  Considering  the 
limitations  of  an  ex-ante  assessment  of  cost  estimates,  the  financing  amounts  were  deemed 
appropriate.  

No double Union financing  

Romania has indicated that the costs for the new measures in the REPowerEU chapter will not be 
funded  at  the  same  time  by  other  Union  funding  sources.  The  commitment  to  put  in  place 
safeguards  which  are  meant  to  prevent  double  funding  remain  and  has  not  been  altered  by  the 
plan’s modification.  

Commensurate and cost-efficient costs  

The  total  cost  of  the  modified  Romanian  RRP  is  commensurate  to  the  expected  social  and 
economic  impact  of  the  envisaged  measures.  The  plan  is  expected  to  effectively  address  a 
significant subset of challenges identified in the CSRs. The main objectives of the plan are to foster 
the  twin  transition,  address  bottlenecks  to  a  lasting  and  sustainable  growth,  job  creation  and 
economic, social and institutional resilience, thereby reducing vulnerability to shocks. The plan 
contributes to strengthening social cohesion and social protection and to the implementation of the 
European Pillar of Social Rights. The plan enhances the economic, social and territorial cohesion 
and convergence within the Union. The economic and social impact of the plan in combination 
with  the  positive  cost  assessment,  indicates  that  its  cost  is  in  line  with  the  principle  of  cost-
efficiency. 

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*** 

The justification provided by Romania on the amount of the estimated total costs of the modified 
recovery and resilience plan is to a medium extent reasonable, plausible, in line with the principle 
of  cost-efficiency  and  is  commensurate  to  the  expected  national  economic  and  social  impact. 
Romania provided sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated cost of the 
reforms  and investments  of  the modified  recovery and resilience plan  to be financed under the 
Facility is not covered by existing or planned Union financing. This would warrant a rating of B 
under criterion 2.9 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.10. 

Controls and audit  

The  original  assessment  on  the  robustness  and  adequacy  of  the  control  system  and  other 
arrangements  included  in  the  Romanian  RRP  had  concluded  that  these  arrangements  were 
adequate  subject  to  the  timely  fulfilment  of  two  milestones  pertaining  to  the  setting  up  of  a 
repository system for the collection of data in line with art 22(2)(d) of the RRF Regulation and 
entry into force of the mandate of the main institutions implementing and controlling the Romania 
RRP.  This  warranted  a  rating  of  A  under  assessment  criterion  2.10  of  Annex  V  to  the  RRF 
Regulation. 

The  Romanian  authorities  have  confirmed  that  the  internal  control  system,  as  well  as  the 
arrangements for the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption, conflict of interest 
and double funding as previously assessed remain in place. In addition, as provided by the first 
relevant  milestone  included  in  the  Annex  to  the  original  Council  Implementing  Decision,  a 
Government Ordinance provided the Ministry of Investments and European Projects with the legal 
mandate to act as coordinating body and laid down the roles of the Ministry of Finance and the 
Audit Authority. In compliance with the second milestone, a repository system for monitoring the 
implementation  of  the  RRP  has  been  set  up,  including  for  the  collection  and  storage  of  data 
required by Article 22(2)(d), points (i) to (iii). The adequacy of these measures has been assessed 
positively  by  the  Commission  in  the  context  of  the  first  payment  request,  including  through 
commitments fulfilled by the second payment request. 

The modifications to the original plan and the introduction of the REPowerEU chapter as such do 
not affect the original assessment. However, in the context of the modifications to the Romanian 
RRP,  its  audit  and  control  system  needs  to  be  reassessed.  Since  the  original  assessment,  the 
Commission  has  had  access  to  information  on  its  actual  implementation.  This  includes  the 
preliminary findings of the audit on the protection of the financial interests of the Union performed 
by the Commission in Romania. 

In  light  of  this  information,  the  Commission  considers  that  the  internal  control  system  of 
Romania’s RRP is overall adequate.  

Robustness of internal control system and distribution of roles and responsibilities 

The previously assessed arrangements as regards the roles and responsibilities of the actors for 
control  and  audit,  the  segregation  of  functions  and  independence  of  actors  performing  audits 

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remain  adequate  and  were  further  enhanced  through  the  entry  into  force  of  the  Government 
Ordinance enacting the legal mandate of the Ministry of Investments and European Projects as 
coordinating body, and of the Ministry of Finance and the Audit Authority. 

Adequacy of control systems and other relevant arrangements 

The control system and other arrangements to prevent, detect and correct fraud, corruption and 
conflicts of interest when using funds provided by the Recovery and Resilience Facility continue 
to appear overall adequate. The implementation of an IT system for the monitoring and control of 
the measures, as well as for the collection of data in line with the requirements set out in Article 
22(2)(d), points (i) to (iii) of the RRF Regulation is confirmed.  

Adequacy of arrangements to avoid double EU funding  

The  previously  assessed  arrangements  as  regards  the  prevention,  detection  and  correction  of 
double funding remain in place as initially assessed by the Commission.  

Legal empowerment and administrative capacity of control function 

The legal mandates of all the institutions involved in implementation, control and audit have been 
approved  by  means  of  a  Government  Emergency  Ordinance3.  In  line  with  this  Ordinance,  the 
Ministry  of  Investments  and  European  Projects,  as  coordinating  body,  exercises  all  the  tasks 
related to the monitoring, verification, control and recovery, and to the drawing up and signing of 
payment requests and management declarations. The implementation of the  RRP is ensured by 
line ministries and their subordinated structures, through financing agreements with the Ministry 
of Investments and European Projects. Audits are entrusted to the audit authority within the Court 
of Accounts. This body is the same audit authority as the one used for the European Structural and 
Investment  (ESI)  funds.  Its  independence  from  the  coordinating  body  and  the  institutions 
responsible for the implementation of the reforms and investments is confirmed. 

***  

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Romania’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have a material impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the adequacy of the control 
and audit arrangements proposed by Romania, as reflected in the previous SWD(2021)276 final.  

3.11. 

Coherence 

The modifications to Romania’s RRP, in particular those related to green transition and the newly 
added REPowerEU chapter do not affect the overall coherence of the plan. 

3   Emergency Ordinance No 124 of 13 December 2021 on the financial stability of financial institutions 
and institutions for the management of European funds allocated to Romania under the recovery and 
conversion  mechanism  and  amending  Government  Emergency  Order  No  155/2020  as  regards  the 
development of the Recovery and Recovery, Recovery and Reduction Plan required by Romania for 
access to the foreign and reimbursable business space and to the budget of the Land of the Recovery and 
Recovery and Recovery Mechanism 

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For  all  key  areas  included  in  the  Romanian  RRP  –  green  economy,  education,  business 
environment, health, social inclusion, public administration, and digitalisation – an explicit and 
coherent  explanation  of  their  respective  contribution  to  the  six  pillars  in  Article  3  of  the  RRF 
Regulation is provided. The main focus of the Romanian RRP is unchanged, as green transition 
and digital transformation remain at its core, where the green reforms and investments included in 
the original RRP components are boosted by the new REPowerEU measures. Digital reforms and 
investments  remain  focused  on  supporting  areas  with  the  largest  investment  gaps  such  as 
digitalisation of public services and schools. 

The  REPowerEU  measures  are  coherent  with  Romania’s  policy  framework  aimed  at  reducing 
greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  increasing  the  share  of  renewable  energy  sources.  They  also 
reinforce the measures included in the original RRP on energy efficiency and strengthening the 
electricity network by increasing the share of renewable energy and decreasing energy demand. 
The modifications to the RRP display coherence within the components, maintained throughout 
the overall structure and objectives of the plan.  

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  qualitative  assessment  of  all  components  of  Romania’s  modified 
recovery and resilience plan, their individual weight (importance, relevance, financial allocation) 
and their interactions, the plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public 
investments which, to a high extent, represent coherent actions. This would warrant a rating of A 
under the assessment criterion 2.11 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation 

3.12. 

REPowerEU 

Romania’s  REPowerEU  chapter  is  expected  to  have  a  lasting  impact  on  reducing  fossil  fuel 
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the uptake of renewable energy. The 
chapter includes an important reform aiming at facilitating the identification of acceleration areas, 
for a swifter deployment of new renewable energy plants. This reform is complemented by two 
investments  aimed  at  deploying  renewable  energy.  The  plan  also  includes  setting  up  one-stop-
shops  dedicated  to  providing  information  and  assistance  to  individuals  for  the  installation  of 
renewable energy equipment and for energy efficiency renovations. This reform is complemented 
by an investment aimed at deploying solar energy on single-family residential buildings, and two 
investments to improve energy efficiency in the country by renovating public and private buildings 
respectively.  

By financing an investment aiming at improving the electricity network, the REPowerEU chapter 
submitted by Romania aims to improve the maintenance and efficacy of the transmission network, 
facilitating  the  connection  of  new  renewable  energy  plants  and  ensuring  better  security  and 
reliability of the infrastructure.  

Energy  poverty  is  addressed  by  the  introduction  of  an  investment  setting  up  a  grant  voucher 
scheme to make energy efficiency improvements to households, with a focus on vulnerable energy 
consumers and households affected by energy-poverty. 

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The plan is also expected to contribute to an accelerated requalification of the workforce towards 
green skills with a focus on developing skills in clean technologies needed for the deployment and 
use of renewable energy sources. 

The REPowerEU chapter is coherent with Romania’s original RRP and extends  its ambition in 
terms of green transition. The chapter further increases the ambition of component 5 (Renovation 
wave) of the original plan with a focus on energy efficiency renovation of public buildings. The 
chapter  continues  to  support  Romania’s  effort  to  greening  its  energy  mix  with  two  reforms  to 
simplify the procedures necessary for renewable energy deployment.  

Finally, consultations were held with relevant stakeholders in the preparation of the REPowerEU 
chapter. An inter-ministerial working group was set-up to prepare the plan. The draft was presented 
to the RRP monitoring committee composed of representatives of non-governmental organisations 
and  representative  trade  unions  and  employers’  associations,  representatives  of  associations  of 
local  public  administration  (National  Union  of  County  Councils  of  Romania,  Association  of 
Romanian  Municipalities,  Association  of  Romanian  Towns/Small  Urban  Municipalities  and 
Association of Rural Municipalities of Romania), as well as representatives of the Economic and 
Social Council. They had the opportunity to make suggestions. In March, a public consultation 
was organised, as well as a public event with the participation of business representatives, civil 
society and stakeholders. Comments and proposals were sent by stakeholders to the Ministry of 
Investments and European Projects. Following these consultations, a new draft of the chapter was 
prepared.  

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the chapter is expected, to a large extent, to contribute effectively to energy security, the 
diversification of the Union’s energy supply, an increase in the uptake of renewables and in energy 
efficiency, an increase of energy storage capacities or the necessary reduction of dependence on 
fossil fuels before 2030. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.12 of Annex V to the 
RRF Regulation. 

3.13. 

Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect  

Most measures included in Romania’s REPowerEU chapter have a multi-country or cross-border 
dimension. The REPowerEU chapter is expected to contribute to reducing dependency on fossil 
fuels and to reducing energy demand. In particular, a majority of the measures in the REPowerEU 
chapter support the deployment of renewable energy sources and reduction of energy demand in 
buildings. 

The  estimated  costs  of  the  measures  with  a  multi-country  dimension  or  effect  included  in  the 
REPowerEU  chapter  represent  96.5%  of  the  total  estimated  cost  of  the  chapter,  which  is 
significantly above the 30% indicative target. 

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Table 3 – Cross-border or multi-country dimension of REPowerEU measures 

REPowerEU measure 

Creating a legal framework for the use of state land 
as acceleration areas for RES investments 
Setting up one-stop-shops (OSS) to provide energy 
advisory services for energy efficiency renovations 
and energy production from renewable sources for 
prosumers 
Training for green energy skills  
Boosting renewable energy production 
Boosting energy efficiency of public buildings 
Grant  Voucher  Scheme 
deployment of renewable energy by households  
Digitalisation, efficiency and modernisation of the 
national electricity transmission network 
Pilot  project  for  the  installation  of  20  MW  of 
floating solar panels on irrigation channels 
Grant Voucher Scheme to make energy efficiency 
improvements to households  

to  accelerate 

the 

Costs 
million) 

(EUR 

3.01 

0.43 

10.38 
460.00 
300.00 
610.76 

56.24 

17.00 

559.65 

Contribution  to  the 
target in % 

0% 

0% 

0% 
100% 
100% 
100% 

0% 

100% 

100% 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the measures in the chapter are expected, to a large extent, to have a cross-border or 
multi-country dimension or effect. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.13 of Annex 
V of the RRF Regulation.  

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3.14. 

ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging  

Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C1.I.4 

C1.I.4 

C1. I.4 

C1. I.4 

C1.1.5 

C1.1.5 

for 

Rehabilitation 
of 
existing  defence  lines 
in  accordance  with  the 
Floods  Directive  and 
the  National  Strategy 
for 
Risk 
Flood 
Management 
Rehabilitation 
of 
existing  defence  lines 
in  accordance  with  the 
Floods  Directive  and 
the  National  Strategy 
for 
Risk 
Flood 
Management  -  Other 
ICT 
of 
types 
infrastructure 
Rehabilitation 
of 
existing  accumulations 
that  require  emergency 
response 
safe 
operation 
Rehabilitation 
of 
existing  accumulations 
that  require  emergency 
response 
safe 
operation – Other types 
of ICT infrastructure 
Appropriate 
river 
endowment  of 
basin 
administrations 
for  flood  monitoring, 
prevention 
and 
emergency response 
Appropriate 
river 
endowment  of 
basin 
administrations 
for  flood  monitoring, 
prevention 
and 
emergency  response  – 
Other 
types  of  ICT 
infrastructure 

for 

96.97 

035 

100% 

8.03 

055 

100% 

209.37 

040 

40% 

25.93 

055 

100% 

1.60 

035 

100% 

5.20 

055 

100% 

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Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C1.1.6 

Implementation  of  the 
water cadastre 

30.00 

055 

100% 

C1.1.7 

C2.I.1 

C2.I.2 

C2.I.3 

C2.I.3 

of 

Extension 
the 
observation 
national 
network of the National 
Integrated 
Meteorological  System 
(SIMIN) 

Afforestation 
and 
reforestation  national 
including 
campaign, 
urban forests 

Development 
modern 
capacities  of 
reproduction material 

of 
production 
forest 

in  order 

Update  of  approved 
management  plans  and 
identification 
of 
potential areas for strict 
protection 
in  natural 
terrestrial  and  marine 
habitats 
to 
implement 
the  EU 
Biodiversity  Strategy 
for  2030_Update  of 
approved  management 
plans 
Update  of  approved 
management  plans  and 
identification 
of 
potential areas for strict 
protection 
in  natural 
terrestrial  and  marine 
habitats 
to 
implement 
the  EU 
Biodiversity  Strategy 
for 2030 

in  order 

40.00 

035 

100% 

055 

100% 

460.88 

035 

100% 

50.00 

035 

100% 

120.00 

050 

40% 

5.00 

050 

40% 

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Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C2.I.4 

C2.I.4 

C2.I.4 

and 

and 

Integrated  investments 
ecological 
for 
the 
of 
reconstruction 
habitats 
the 
conservation of species 
to  meadows, 
related 
and  water-
aquatic 
dependent 
areas 
Removing  obstacles  in 
watercourses 
to 
facilitate the restoration 
of  the  connectivity  of 
water-dependent 
habitats and species 
Integrated  investments 
ecological 
for 
the 
of 
reconstruction 
the 
habitats 
conservation of species 
to  meadows, 
related 
aquatic 
and  water-
dependent 
areas_Reconstruction 
of grassland habitats in 
protected natural areas 
Integrated  investments 
ecological 
for 
the 
of 
reconstruction 
habitats 
the 
conservation of species 
to  meadows, 
related 
aquatic 
and  water-
dependent 
areas_Decolourisation 
of  the  Danube  Delta 
lakes  in  the  Danube 
reduce 
Delta 
to 
and 
eutrophication 
maintain 
biological 
diversity 

and 

150.00 

050 

40% 

35.00 

050 

40% 

35.00 

050 

40% 

32 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C2.I.4 

C2.I.5 

C3.I.1 

C3.I.1 

and 

Integrated  investments 
ecological 
for 
the 
of 
reconstruction 
habitats 
the 
conservation of species 
to  meadows, 
related 
and  water-
aquatic 
dependent 
areas_Implementation 
of  a  wild  sturgeon 
system 
monitoring 
along 
Lower 
Danube 

the 

7.16 

055 

100% 

22 

040 

40% 

452.20 

042 

40% 

108.33 

042 

40% 

Integrated  flood  risk 
mitigation  systems  in 
forest river basins 

Development, 
and 
modernisation 
completion 
of 
integrated  municipal 
management 
waste 
systems at county level 
or  at  city/municipality 
level_Establishment  of 
voluntary 
collection 
centres 
Development, 
and 
modernisation 
completion 
of 
integrated  municipal 
waste 
management 
systems at county level 
or  at  city/municipality 
level _Household waste 
management: 
prevention, 
minimisation,  sorting, 
reuse, 
recycling 
measures 

33 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C3.I.1 

C3.I.1 

C3.I.1 

C3.I.1 

Development, 
modernisation 
and 
of 
completion 
integrated  municipal 
waste 
management 
systems at county level 
or  at  city/municipality 
level  _Other  types  of 
ICT infrastructure 
Development, 
and 
modernisation 
completion 
of 
integrated  municipal 
management 
waste 
systems at county level 
or  at  city/municipality 
_Integrated 
level 
injection 
voluntary 
collection  centres  for 
agglomerations 
Development, 
and 
modernisation 
completion 
of 
integrated  municipal 
waste 
management 
systems at county level 
or  at  city/municipality 
_Commercial, 
level 
industrial 
waste 
management: 
prevention, 
minimisation,  sorting, 
reuse, 
recycling 
measures 
Development, 
and 
modernisation 
completion 
of 
integrated  municipal 
waste 
management 
systems at county level 
or  at  city/municipality 
level_Construction  of 
waste 
recycling 
facilities  to  meet  the 

91.77 

055 

100% 

75.51 

042 

40% 

2.61 

044 

40% 

220.00 

042 

40% 

34 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

recycling targets of the 
circular 
economy 
package 

C3.I.2 

C3.I.3 

C3.I.3 

C3.I.3 

and 

waste 

of 
for 
other 

Development 
infrastructure 
manure 
compostable 
agricultural 
management 
Development  of  public 
monitoring, control and 
institutional  capacities 
for  waste  management 
pollution 
and 
_ 
prevention 
Household 
waste 
management: 
prevention, 
minimisation,  sorting, 
reuse, 
recycling 
measures 
Development  of  public 
monitoring, control and 
institutional  capacities 
for  waste  management 
pollution 
and 
_Other 
prevention 
ICT 
of 
types 
infrastructure 
Development  of  public 
monitoring, control and 
institutional  capacities 
for  waste  management 
and 
pollution 
prevention_Air quality, 
radioactivity  and  noise 
monitoring  equipment 
for 
National 
Environmental 
Protection Agency 

the 

255.00 

044 

40% 

0.36 

042 

40% 

11.97 

055 

100% 

1.80 

048 

40% 

055 

100% 

35 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C3.I.3 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

the 

Development  of  public 
monitoring, control and 
institutional  capacities 
for  waste  management 
and 
pollution 
prevention_Air quality, 
radioactivity  and  noise 
monitoring  equipment 
for 
National 
Environmental 
Protection Agency 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
- 
infrastructure 
Modernisation of TEN-
T  Core  sections  — 
Railway  infrastructure 
construction 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
infrastructure 
- 
Modernisation of TEN-
T  Core  sections  — 
digital 
infrastructure 
with  the  exception  of 
management 
traffic 
systems 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
- 
infrastructure 
Modernisation of TEN-
T  Core  sections  — 
ERTMS 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
infrastructure 
- 
Modernisation of TEN-
Comprehensive 
T 
sections  —  Railway 
infrastructure 
construction 

13.20 

055 

100% 

994.00 

064  

100% 

115.00 

070  

40% 

070 

100% 

46.00 

071 

40% 

071 

100% 

927.00 

065  

100% 

36 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

Modernisation 
and 
renewal  of 
railways 
- 
infrastructure 
Modernisation of TEN-
T 
Comprehensive 
sections  —  Digital 
infrastructure  with  the 
exception  of 
traffic 
management systems 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
infrastructure 
- 
Modernisation of TEN-
Comprehensive 
T 
sections — ERTMS 
and 
Modernisation 
renewal  of 
railways 
infrastructure  -  “Quick 
wins”  sections  TEN-T 
Core 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
infrastructure  -  “Quick 
wins”  sections  TEN-T 
Comprehensive 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
infrastructure 
– 
Renewal  of  TEN-T 
Comprehensive 
sections 
and 
Modernisation 
railways 
renewal  of 
– 
infrastructure 
Renewal  of  sections 
non TEN-T 
Modernisation 
renewal  of 
infrastructure 
Centralisers 
railways stations 

and 
railways 
– 
for 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

183.00 

070  

40% 

070 

100% 

38.00 

071  

40% 

071 

100% 

261.00 

067  

100% 

191.00 

068  

100% 

223.00 

068  

100% 

53.00 

069  

40% 

213.00 

070  

40% 

070 

100% 

37 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C4.I.2 

C4.I.2 

C4.I.2 

C4.I.3 

C4.I.3 

C4.I.3 

C4.I.3 

C4.I.4 

Railways rolling stock - 
Electric  Locomotives, 
EMU/HEMU  railcars, 
wagon retraction 

Railways rolling stock - 
Hydrogen 
refuelling 
infrastructure 

Railways rolling stock - 
ERTMS  on  board  for 
electric 
locomotives, 
EMU/HEMU railcars 

of 
Development 
sustainable 
road 
infrastructure  -  TEN-T 
Core sections (A1, A7, 
A8) 
ITS 
— 
infrastructure 
Development 
of 
road 
sustainable 
infrastructure  -  TEN-T 
(A3) 
Comprehensive 
sections  — 
ITS 
infrastructure 
Development 
sustainable 
infrastructure 
Infrastructure 
charging and control 
of 
Development 
road 
sustainable 
ITS 
infrastructure 
infrastructure 
(other 
than  A1,  A3,  A7,  A8), 
Road 
safety 
infrastructure — digital 
Development  of 
the 
underground  transport 
the 
in 
network 
municipalities 
of 
Bucharest  and  Cluj-
Napoca 

of 
road 
- 
for 

- 

382.00 

072bis  

100% 

15.00 

077 

100% 

15.00 

071 

40% 

071 

100% 

47.00 

11.00 

063 

100% 

063 

100% 

101.00 

063bis  

40%  063bis  100% 

95.00 

063 

100% 

600.00 

073 

100% 

38 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C5.I.1 

C5.I.1 

C5.I.1 

C5.I.1 

C5.I.2 

C5.I.3 

Establishment  of 
a 
Renovation Wave fund 
to 
to  finance  works 
the  energy 
improve 
of 
efficiency 
the 
existing 
building 
stock_residential 
buildings 
Establishment  of 
a 
Renovation Wave fund 
to 
to  finance  works 
the  energy 
improve 
of 
efficiency 
the 
building 
existing 
stock_alternative  fuels 
infrastructure 
Establishment  of 
a 
Renovation Wave fund 
to  finance  works 
to 
the  energy 
improve 
of 
efficiency 
the 
building 
existing 
stock_public buildings 
Establishment  of 
a 
Renovation Wave fund 
to 
to  finance  works 
the  energy 
improve 
of 
efficiency 
the 
existing 
building 
stock_alternative  fuels 
infrastructure 

987.50 

025bis 

100% 

12.50 

077 

100% 

1 157.50 

026bis 

100% 

12.50 

077 

100% 

Implementation  of  the 
Building 
National 
Register  

5.00 

011 

100% 

Strengthening 
the 
professional capacity of 
and 
professionals 
workers 
the 
renovation  sector  by 
developing trainings on 
energy 
efficiency 
construction  

in 

2.00 

01 

100% 

39 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C5.I.3 

C5.I.4 

C5.I.4 

C5.I.4 

C6.I.2 

C6.I.3 

C6.I.4 

Strengthening 
the 
professional capacity of 
and 
professionals 
workers 
the 
renovation  sector  by 
developing trainings on 
efficiency 
energy 
construction 

in 

Circular  economy  and 
energy 
increased 
efficiency  of  historic 
buildings 

Circular  economy  and 
increased 
energy 
efficiency  of  historic 
buildings 

Circular  economy  and 
increased 
energy 
efficiency  of  historic 
buildings 

Green 
production 
and/or 
electricity storage 

hydrogen 
capacities 
for 

use 

and 

of 
Development 
high-
flexible 
gas-fired 
efficient 
and 
combined  heat 
generation 
power 
(CHP) 
district 
in 
heating to achieve deep 
decarbonisation 
Industrial 
of 
production 
and/or 
and/or 
assembly 
recycling  of  batteries, 
cells  and  photovoltaic 
(including 
panels 
equipment), 
ancillary 
and  new 
electricity 
storage capacities 

chain 

8.00 

01 

100% 

5.00 

023 

40% 

5.05 

026 

40% 

1.70 

01 

100% 

115.00 

032 

100% 

300.00 

034 

40% 

150.00 

027 

100% 

40 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

chain 

Industrial 
of 
production 
and/or 
and/or 
assembly 
recycling  of  batteries, 
cells  and  photovoltaic 
(including 
panels 
equipment), 
ancillary 
and  new 
electricity 
storage capacities 
of 
Industrial 
chain 
and/or 
production 
assembly 
and/or 
recycling  of  batteries, 
cells  and  photovoltaic 
(including 
panels 
equipment), 
ancillary 
and  new 
electricity 
storage capacities 

Ensuring 
efficiency 
in 
industrial sector 

energy 
the 

Developing 
and 
implementing a unitary 
framework for defining 
the  architecture  of  a 
government 
cloud 
system 

Deployment  of 
Government 
Infrastructure 

the 
Cloud 

C6.I.4 

C6.I.4 

C6.I.5 

C7.R.1 

C7.I.1 

50.00 

027 

100% 

80.00 

033 

100% 

033 

40% 

64.00 

024ter 

100% 

11.89 

011 

100% 

374.73 

011bis 

40%  011bis  100% 

C7.I.2 

Cloud development and 
migration 

187.05 

C7.I.3 

Development 
eHealth 
telemedicine system 

of 
and 

400.00 

41 

011 

100% 

095 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C7.I.4 

Digitalisation  of 
the 
judiciary_construction 
of 
efficient 
buildings  

energy 

35.00 

025ter 

40% 

C7.I.4 

Digitalisation  of 
judiciary  

the 

127.31 

011quater 100% 

C7.I.5 

C7.I.6 

C7.I.7 

Digitalisation 
field 
of 
environment 

in 

the 
the 

52.00 

Digitalisation 
in 
employment and social 
protection 

85.00 

Implementation  of  the 
electronic 
eForms 
public 
in 
forms 
procurement 

0.85 

C7.I.8 

Electronic identity card 
and digital signature 

150.00 

C7.I.9 

C7.I.10 

C7.I.11 

Digitalisation  of 
non-governmental 
organisations sector 

the 

10.30 

Digital  transformation 
in 
service 
management 

civil 

10.00 

Implementation  of  a 
scheme  to  support  the 
use  of  communication 
through 
services 
of 
different 
for 
instruments 

types 

94.00 

42 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011ter  100% 

010 

100% 

011 

100% 

054 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

beneficiaries,  with  a 
focus on white areas 

Ensuring  cybersecurity 
for  both 
protection 
public and private IT & 
C  infrastructures,  with 
critical 
for 
national security, using 
smart technologies 

value 

Development 
of 
security systems for the 
protection 
the 
government spectrum 

of 

of 

the 
Increase 
and 
resilience 
of 
cybersecurity 
Internet 
Service 
Provider  infrastructure 
to 
services  provided 
public  authorities 
in 
Romania 

of 

new 
Creation 
cybersecurity  skills  for 
the  society  and 
the 
economy 

100.00 

021 
quinquies 

100% 

28.86 

055 

100% 

18.39 

021 
quinquies 

100% 

25.00 

108 

100% 

Advanced  digital  skills 
training programme for 
civil servants 

20.00 

Funding  schemes  for 
libraries 
to  become 
digital skills hubs 

21.00 

Digital  transformation 
and  Robotic  Process 
Automation  in  public 
administration 

14.70 

43 

108 

100% 

108 

100% 

011 

100% 

C7.I.12 

C7.I.13 

C7.I.14 

C7.I.15 

C7.I.16 

C7.I.17 

C7.I.18 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C7.I.19 

C8.I.1 

C8.I.2 

C8.I.3 

Schemes 
upskill/reskill 
employees in firms 

to 

36.00 

108 

100% 

Facilitating  taxpayers’ 
compliance through the 
development  of  digital 
services 

including 
the 
of 
risk 

Improving  tax  and  tax 
administration 
processes, 
through 
implementation 
integrated 
management 
Ensuring  the  capacity 
to  respond  to  current 
and  future  information 
challenges, including in 
the  context  of 
the 
pandemic,  through  the 
digital 
transformation 
of Ministry of Finance / 
National  Agency  for 
Fiscal Administration 

4.20 

011 

100% 

196.40 

011 

100% 

78.50 

011 

100% 

C8.I.4 

Implementation 
electronic customs 

of 

28.10 

C8.I.5 

C8.I.5 

Improving 
budgetary 
programming 
mechanism 

Improving 
budgetary 
programming 
mechanism 

the 

the 

3.57 

0.43 

44 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

108 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C8.I.6 

C8.I.7 

C8.I.8 

C8.I.9 

C8.I.10 

C9.I.1 

C9.I.2 

C9.I.2 

Economic  modelling 
instrument 
(Pension 
Options 
Reform 
Simulation  Toolkit)  to 
institutional 
improve 
capacity 
forecast 
to 
pension expenditures 

Technical  support  for 
the 
the 
revision  of 
taxation framework 

Operationalisation  of 
National 
the 
Development Bank 

Supporting  the  process 
of  assessing  pension 
files 

Operational  efficiency 
and 
e-
advanced 
through 
services 
digitalisation  of 
the 
pension system 
Digital  platforms  on 
legislative 
transparency, 
de-
bureaucratisation  and 
procedural 
simplification 
business 

for 

0.40 

3.00 

9.00 

1.27 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

055 

100% 

011 

100% 

61.88 

011 

100% 

5.3 

011 

100% 

Financial 
instruments 
for  the  private  sector 
digitising SMEs 

50.00 

010 

100% 

Financial 
for 
the 
sector_low 
economy 

instruments 
private 
carbon 

100.00 

027 

100% 

45 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C9.I.3 

C9.I.3 

C9.I.3 

C9.I.3 

C9.I.4 

Private 
schemes 
SMEs 

sector 

aid 
_digitising 

315.00 

010 

100% 

sector 

aid 
Private 
services 
schemes_IT 
and  applications 
for 
digital skills and digital 
inclusion 

sector 

Private 
aid 
schemes  _Investments 
in 
advanced 
technologies 

35.00 

012 

100% 

130.00 

021quater 100% 

aid 

sector 

and 
of 

Private 
schemes 
_Development 
employment 
cybersecurity 
technologies 
Cross-border 
and 
multi-country  projects 
Power 
— 
Processors 
and 
Semiconductor Chips 

Low 

20.00 

400.00 

021 
quinquies 

100% 

021 
quater 

100% 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable 
urban 
mobility_clean  urban 
transport rolling stock 

580.00 

074 

100% 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable 
mobility_ ITS 

urban 

100.00 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable 
urban 
mobility  —  other  ICT 
infrastructures 

175.00 

076 

100% 

021ter  100% 

46 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C10.I.1 

C10.I.2 

C10.I.2 

C10.I.3 

C10.I.4 

Sustainable 
urban 
mobility  —  recharging 
points 
electric 
for 
vehicles 

energy 

Construction 
of 
housing  for  youth  and 
in 
for  professionals 
health 
and 
education_construction 
efficient 
of 
buildings 
Construction 
of 
housing  for  youth  and 
in 
for  professionals 
health 
and 
education_Other  types 
of ICT infrastructure 
Moderate rehabilitation 
of  public  buildings  to 
improve  public  service 
by 
delivery 
administrative 
territorial units 

Development/updating 
in GIS format of spatial 
planning  and  urban 
planning documents  

70.00 

077 

100% 

282.50 

025ter 

40% 

2.50 

055 

100% 

575.00 

026bis 

100% 

40.00 

011 

100% 

C11.I.1 

Promotion  of  the  12 
touristic/ cultural routes 

10.05 

011 

100% 

C11.I.2 

C11.I.4 

Modernisation/ 
creation  of  museums 
and  memorials  —
construction  of  new 
efficient 
energy 
buildings 

Implementation  of  3 
000  km  of  cycling 
routes 

15.46 

025ter 

40% 

247.50 

075 

100% 

47 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C11.I.6 

C11.I.7 

C12.I.1 

C12.I.2 

C12.I.2 

C13.I.1 

C13.I.2 

Development 
digital 
cultural 
processes 

system 

of 

a 
for 
funding 

the 
Accelerating 
digitalisation  of  film 
production 
and 
distribution 

equipment 

Development  of  pre-
medical 
hospital 
infrastructure 
— 
Integrated  community 
centres  construction  of 
new  energy  efficient 
buildings 
Development  of  pre-
medical 
hospital 
infrastructure 
— 
construction  of  new 
energy 
efficient 
buildings 
Development  of  public 
infrastructure 
hospital 
— 
and 
new-born 
facilities, 
ATI,  reduction  of  the 
risk 
hospital 
infections  —  part  of 
telemedicine 
Creation  of  a  network 
of  day  centres 
for 
risk  of 
children  at 
separation 
— 
construction  of  new 
energy 
efficient 
buildings 
Rehabilitation, 
renovation 
and 
development  of  social 
for 
infrastructure 
with 
persons 
disabilities 
— 
construction  of  new 

of 

3.75 

5.46 

011 

100% 

021bis  100% 

28.14 

025ter 

40% 

346.82 

025ter 

40% 

42.51 

095 

100% 

1.31 

025ter 

40% 

3.36 

025ter 

40% 

48 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

energy 
buildings 

efficient 

C13.I.3 

Operationalisation  of 
introduction  of 
the 
work 
for 
cards 
domestic work  

4.03 

C14.R.1 

C14.R.2 

C14.R.3 

C14.R.9 

the 
Enhancing 
predictability 
and 
efficiency  of  decision-
making  processes  by 
the 
strengthening 
for  policy 
capacity 
coordination 
and 
impact  analysis  at  the 
level of the government 
and 
coordinating 
ministries, as well as by 
strengthening  the  tools 
to  increase  the  quality 
of  public  consultations 
at  all 
the 
administration. 
Strengthening 
coordination 
the 
centre  of  government 
through  an  integrated 
and  coherent  approach 
to  climate  change  and 
sustainable 
development initiatives 

levels  of 

at 

Developing 
performance 
human 
resources  management 
in the public sector 

for 

Improve the procedural 
the 
framework 
of 
implementation 
corporate  governance 
principles 
state-
owned enterprises 

in 

2.80 

5.23 

5.0 

1.46 

49 

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

055 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C14.I.1 

C14.I.2 

C14.I.5 

C15.I.1 

C15.I.2 

C15.I.4 

C15.I.6 

Optimising 
judicial 
infrastructure 
to 
to 
guarantee  access 
justice  and  quality  of 
services 
Development  of 
the 
logistical  infrastructure 
(non-IT)  needed 
to 
fight  corruption  and 
recover 
the  proceeds 
and  damage  caused  by 
crime, 
including 
training in these areas 

42.22 

025ter 

40% 

13.00 

025ter 

40% 

and 
Monitoring 
implementation  of  the 
plan  

12.84 

011 

100% 

Construction, 
and 
equipping 
of 
operationalisation 
crèches  — 
110 
construction  of  new 
energy 
efficient 
buildings 
Setting  up,  equipping 
operationalising 
and 
complementary 
412 
services 
for 
disadvantaged  groups 
— digitalisation part 

Supporting  educational 
establishments 
with 
high  risk  of  drop-outs 
— part of digitalisation 

Development  of  10 
regional  consortia  and 
and 
development 
equipping 
10 
vocational campuses — 
construction  of  new 
energy 
efficient 
buildings 

of 

189.00 

025ter 

40% 

0.95 

012 

100% 

100.00 

012 

100% 

280.00 

025ter 

40% 

50 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C15.I.6 

C15.I.7 

C15.I.7 

C15.I.7 

C15.I.8 

C15.I.9 

C15.I.10 

of 

of 
high 
into 

Development  of  10 
regional  consortia  and 
and 
development 
equipping 
10 
vocational campuses — 
IT 
and 
services 
applications  for  digital 
skills 
Transformation 
agricultural 
schools 
professionalisation 
centres  _construction 
of new energy efficient 
buildings 
Transformation 
agricultural 
schools 
professionalisation 
centres 
renovation 
Transformation 
agricultural 
schools 
professionalisation 
centres —digitalisation 

of 
high 
into 

of 
high 
into 

_energy 

33.80 

012 

100% 

6.99 

025ter 

40% 

15 

026 

40% 

3.88 

012 

100% 

In-service 
programme 
teaching staff  

training 
for 

80.00 

108 

100% 

Ensuring 
digital 
technology  equipment 
for 
resources 
and 
schools 

Green-schools  network 
and 
development 
purchase 
green 
minibuses  —  energy 
renovation  

of 

478.50 

108 

100% 

150.00 

026 

40% 

51 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C15.I.10 

C15.I.10 

C15.I.11 

C15.I.12 

C15.I.13 

C15.I.14 

C15.I.15 

C15.I.16 

of 

of 

Green-schools  network 
and 
development 
green 
purchase 
minibuses 
—
construction  of  new 
energy 
efficient 
buildings 
Green-schools  network 
and 
development 
purchase 
green 
minibuses  —  purchase 
of electric minibuses 
Provision  of  facilities 
pre-university 
for 
classrooms  and  school 
laboratories/workshops 
—  part  of  digital 
laboratories 
Support  for  the  rural 
school  consortia  — 
construction  of  new 
efficient 
energy 
buildings 
Equipping 
laboratories 
vocational 
and 
schools 

IT 
in 
education 
(VET) 

training 

of 

Equipping  of  practice 
in  VET 
workshops 
schools  —  digitisation 
part 

Online 
Assessment 
and 
development 

School: 
platform 
content 

Digitisation 
of 
universities  and  their 
preparation 
the 
digital  professions  of 
the 
— 
future 
universities 

for 

75.00 

025ter 

40% 

200.00 

074 

100% 

60.00 

012 

100% 

28.82 

025ter 

40% 

16.36 

30.00 

78.59 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

234.00 

108 

100% 

52 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C15.I.17 

C15.I.17 

C16.R1 

Ensuring 
university 
infrastructure  (homes, 
recreation 
canteens, 
facilities) 
—
construction  of  new 
energy 
efficient 
buildings 
Ensuring 
university 
infrastructure  (homes, 
canteens, 
recreation 
facilities)  —  energy 
renovation  
Creating 
legal 
framework  for  the  use 
of 
as 
acceleration  areas  for 
RES 
investments_digital 

state 

land 

a 

143.30 

025ter 

40% 

116.70 

026 

40% 

0.76 

011 

100% 

C16.I1 

Training 
energy skills 

for 

green 

10.38 

01 

100% 

C16.I2 

C16.I3 

C16.I4 

C16.I5a 

(Transfer  from  C6.I1) 
Renewable  electricity 
generation capacities 

Boosting 
energy 
efficiency  of  public 
buildings 

Grant Voucher Scheme 
the 
accelerate 
to 
deployment 
of 
renewable  energy  by 
households  
of 
Installation 
photovoltaic 
plants 
(CEF)  and  electricity 
to 
storage 
supply internal services 
installed  in  C.N.T.E.E. 

facilities 

460.00 

029 

100% 

300.00 

026bis 

100% 

610.76 

029 

100% 

29.56 

029 

100% 

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Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Transelectrica 
stations 

S.A. 

Climate  

Digital  

Int. field  

Coeff. 
%  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. 
%  

C16.I5b 

C16.I5c 

C16.I6 

C16.I7 

C16.I7 

– 

the 

centre 

Repowering  SMART 
SA 
subsidiary 
C.N.T.E.E. 
Transelectrica 
S.A_software 
Optimisation  of 
communication 
network and creation of 
– 
a 
data 
Teletrans 
SA, 
subsidiary  C.N.T.E.E. 
Transelectrica S.A. 
Pilot  Project  for  the 
installation  of  20 MW 
of electricity generation 
capacity  with  floating 
photovoltaic 
technology  on  hydro-
improvement 
infrastructure under the 
management of ANIF 
Grant Voucher Scheme 
to 
energy 
efficiency 
improvements 
to 
households  –  Axis  I:  
solar panels 
Grant Voucher Scheme 
to 
energy 
efficiency 
improvements 
households 

make 

make 

to 

18.24 

010bis  100%* 

8.44 

055 

100%* 

17.00 

029 

100% 

71.00  

029 

100% 

468.13 

025bis 

100%  

* Reforms and investments in the REPowerEU chapter are not taken into account when calculating 
the plan’s contribution to the digital target requirement set by Regulation (EU) 2021/241. 

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