COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Updated climate tracking and digital tagging of the recovery and resilience plan of Romania Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania
Date: 2026-07-13
Institutions: European Commission, Reform and Investment Task Force
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, 13.7.2026  SWD(2026) 229 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Updated climate tracking and digital tagging of the recovery and resilience plan of Romania Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision of 29 October 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Romania {COM(2026) 378 final}  
 
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

The modifications submitted by Romania under Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 affect 
92  measures  in  total.  Romania  requested  to  modify  these  92  measures  due  to  objective 
circumstances. 

In addition, the proposed amendments to the Romania recovery and resilience plan aim to adapt 
the plan in line with the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 
Council “NextGenerationEU – the Road to 2026”1.  

Based on the assessment of the submitted modification, the Romanian modified plan receives an 
A-rating on all criteria except for costing, where the plan receives a B-rating (unchanged from the 
original plan assessment). 

(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) 
Cohe-
rence 

(12) 
REPower
EU 

(13) Cross-
border  

A 

A 

A 

A  A (39.1%) A (24.0%)  A 

A 

B 

A 

A 

A 

A 

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UPDATED CLIMATE TRACKING AND DIGITAL TAGGING OF THE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE 

PLAN OF ROMANIA 

The table below presents the detailed application of the climate tracking and digital tagging methodologies 
set out respectively in Annexes VI and VII to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 in the modified Romanian recovery 
and resilience plan.  

Int. Field = intervention field.  

Coeff. = Coefficient for the calculation of support to climate change objectives and to digital transition, 
on the basis of Annex VI and Annex VII of the RRF Regulation.  

Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C1.I.4b 

C1.I.5 

C1.I.5 

Rehabilitation of existing 
accumulations that require 
emergency interventions for 
safe operation 

Appropriate endowment of 
river basin administrations 
for flood monitoring, 
prevention and emergency 
response 
Appropriate endowment of 
river basin administrations 
for flood monitoring, 
prevention and emergency 
response - Other types of ICT 
infrastructure 

33.00 

40 

40% 

1.60 

035 

100% 

5.20 

1.60 

100% 

C1.I.6 

Delivery of the water 
cadastre 

30.00 

055 

100% 

C2.I.1 

C2.I.2 

Afforestation and 
reforestation national 
campaign, including urban 
forests 

Modern production capacities 
of forest reproduction 
material 

306.88 

035 

100% 

50.00 

035 

100% 

2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C2.I.3b 

Identification of potential 
areas for strict protection in 
natural terrestrial and marine 
habitats in line with the EU 
Biodiversity Strategy for 
2030 

C2.I.4d 

Monitoring system for wild 
sturgeons along the Lower 
Danube 

5.00 

050 

40% 

3.99 

055 

100% 

C2.I.5 

Integrated flood risk 
mitigation systems in forest 
river basins 

22.00 

040 

40% 

C3.I.1a 

Construction of voluntary 
collection centres 

240.11 

042 

40% 

C3.I.1b 

Establishment of integrated 
municipal waste management 
systems 

39.39 

042 

40% 

C3.I.1b 

Establishment of integrated 
municipal waste management 
systems 

33.37 

055 

100% 

C3.I.1c 

Establishment of integrated 
municipal waste management 
systems 

16.18 

042 

40% 

C3.I.1c 

Establishment of integrated 
municipal waste management 
systems 

0.56 

044 

40% 

C3.I.1d 

Establishment of integrated 
municipal waste management 
systems 

76.15 

042 

40% 

3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C3.I.2 

C3.I.3a 

C3.I.3a 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

C4.I.1 

Construction or delivery of 
infrastructure for manure and 
other compostable 
agricultural waste 
management 

Public monitoring, control 
and institutional 
capacities for waste 
management 

Public monitoring, control 
and institutional 
capacities for waste 
management 

Modernisation and/or 
upgrading of railway 
infrastructure - 
Modernisation of TEN-T 
Core sections - Railway 
infrastructure construction 
Modernisation and/or 
upgrading of railway 
infrastructure - 
Modernisation of TEN-T 
Comprehensive sections - 
Railway infrastructure 
construction 

Modernisation and/or 
upgrading of railway 
infrastructure - “Quick wins” 
sections TEN-T Core 

C4.I.1a 

Modernisation and/or 
upgrading of railway 
infrastructure 

C4.I.2 

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

47.01 

044 

40% 

0.36 

042 

40% 

11.97 

055 

100% 

364.89 

064 

100% 

353.12 

065 

100% 

366.46 

067 

100% 

561.87 

068 

100% 

241.64 

072bis 

100% 

4 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C4.I.3 

C4.I.3 

C4.I.3a 

Increasing the sustainability 
of road infrastructure on 
TEN-T network, road 
charging, traffic management 
- TEN-T Core sections (A1, 
A7) - ITS infrastructure 
Increasing the sustainability 
of road infrastructure on 
TEN-T network, road 
charging, traffic management 
- Infrastructure for charging 
and control - digital 

Increasing the sustainability 
of road infrastructure on 
TEN-T network, road 
charging, traffic management 

C4.I.5 

Increasing the road safety - 
ITS infrastructure (other then 
A1, A3, A7, A8) 

C5.I.1 

C5.I.1 

C5.I.1a.1 

C5.I.1a.3 

Establishment of a 
renovation wave fund to 
finance works to increase the 
energy efficiency of the 
existing building stock - 
residential buildings 
Establishment of a 
renovation wave fund to 
finance works to increase the 
energy efficiency of the 
existing building stock - 
public buildings 
Establishment of a 
renovation wave fund to 
finance works to increase the 
energy efficiency of the 
existing building stock - 
residential buildings 
Establishment of a 
renovation wave fund to 
finance works to increase the 
energy efficiency of the 

8.06 

063 

100% 

101.15 

063bis 

40% 

063 

100% 

47.90 

77.18 

063 

100% 

063 

100% 

323.73 

025bis 

100% 

184.35 

026bis 

100% 

680.32 

025bis 

100% 

700.00 

026bis 

100% 

5 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

existing building stock - 
public buildings 

C5.I.2 

Publication of the National 
Digital Building Register 

5.00 

011 

100% 

C5.I.4 

C5.I.4 

C5.I.4 

C6.I.2 

C6.I.3 

C7.R.1 

Circular economy and 
increased energy efficiency 
of historical buildings 

Circular economy and 
increased energy efficiency 
of historical buildings 

Circular economy and 
increased energy efficiency 
of historical buildings 

Green hydrogen production 
capacities for the use as 
electricity storage and/or for 
the decarbonisation of 
industry 
Construction of flexible and 
highly efficient gas-fired 
electricity and heat 
generation (CHP) in district 
heating 

Development of a unitary 
framework for defining the 
architecture of a government 
cloud system 

5.05 

026 

40% 

1.70 

01 

100% 

5.00 

023 

40% 

86.50 

032 

100% 

86.38 

034 

40% 

11.89 

011 

100% 

C7.I.1 

Deployment of the 
Government Cloud 
Infrastructure 

374.73 

011bis 

40% 

011bis 

100% 

6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C7.I.2 

Cloud development and 
migration 

187.05 

011 

100% 

C7.I.3 

Establishment of eHealth 

280.00 

095 

100% 

C7.I.4 

Digitalisation of the judiciary 

127.31 

011quater 

100% 

C7.I.4 

Digitalisation of the judiciary 
- construction of energy 
efficient buildings 

35.00 

025ter 

100% 

C7.I.4 

Digitalisation of the judiciary 

80.00 

011quater 

100% 

C7.I.5 

Digitalisation in the field of 
the environment 

47.95 

C7.I.6 

Digitalisation in employment 
and social protection 

85.00 

C7.I.7 

Introduction of electronic 
forms (eForms) in the field of 
public procurement 

0.85 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

C7.I.8 

Electronic identity card and 
digital signature 

109.40 

011ter 

100% 

7 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C7.I.9 

Digitalisation of the non-
governmental organisations 
sector 

12.00 

010 

100% 

C7.I.10 

Digital transformation in 
civil service management 

10.00 

011 

100% 

C7.I.11 

Support to the use of 
communication services in 
white areas 

C7.I.12 

Ensuring cybersecurity 
protection for both public and 
private ITC infrastructures 
important for national 
security 

94.00 

054 

100% 

100.00 

021quinquies  100% 

C7.I.13 

Development of security 
systems for the protection of 
the government spectrum 

28.86 

055 

100% 

C7.I.14 

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

18.39 

021quinquies  100% 

C7.I.15 

Cybersecurity skills for the 
identified entities 

11.31 

C7.I.16 

Training programme for civil 
servants on digital skills 

20.00 

108 

100% 

108 

100% 

8 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C7.I.17 

Digitalisation of libraries 

18.90 

108 

100% 

C7.I.18 

Digital transformation and 
Robotic Process Automation 
in public administration 

C7.I.18 

Digital transformation and 
Robotic Process Automation 
in public administration 

5.00 

9.80 

C7.I.19 

Upskilling/reskilling 
of employees in firms 

19.00 

C8.I.1 

Facilitating taxpayers’ 
compliance through access to 
digital services 

4.20 

C8.I.2 

Improving tax and tax 
administration processes 

196.40 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

108 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

C8.I.3 

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 

78.50 

011 

100% 

C8.I.4 

Establishment of electronic 
customs 

28.10 

011 

100% 

9 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C8.I.5 

Enhancing the budgetary 
programming mechanism 

C8.I.5 

Enhancing the budgetary 
programming mechanism 

C8.I.6 

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

C8.I.8 

Establishment of the National 
Development Bank - Other 
types of ICT infrastructure 

C8.I.9 

Supporting the process of 
assessing pension files 

3.57 

0.43 

0.40 

9.00 

1.27 

C8.I.10 

Advanced e-services through 
digitalisation of the pension 
system 

61.88 

011 

100% 

108 

100% 

011 

100% 

055 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

C9.I.1 

C9.I.2d 

Digital platforms on 
legislative transparency, de-
bureaucratisation and 
procedural simplification for 
business. 
Financial instruments for the 
private sector - Fund of funds 
for digitisation, climate 
action, and other areas of 
interest and Financial 
instruments for the private 
sector - Digitising SMEs 

5.30 

011 

100% 

16.00 

010 

100% 

10 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C9.I.2d 

Financial instruments for the 
private sector - Fund of funds 
for digitisation, climate 
action, and other areas of 
interest and Financial 
instruments for the private 
sector - Low carbon economy 

C9.I.3a 

Private sector aid schemes - 
Aid scheme for the 
digitalisation of SMEs 

C9.I.3a 

C9.I.4 

Private sector aid schemes - 
Aid scheme for the 
digitalisation of SMEs - 
Investments in advanced 
technologies 

Cross-border and multi-
country projects - Low Power 
Processors and 
Semiconductor Chips 

33.00 

027 

100% 

212.50 

010 

100% 

44.00 

021quater 

100% 

400.00 

021quater 

100% 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable urban mobility - 
Clean urban transport rolling 
stock 

580.00 

074 

100% 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable urban mobility - 
ITS 

100.00 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable urban mobility - 
Other ICT infrastructures 

175.00 

076 

100% 

021ter 

100% 

C10.I.1 

Sustainable urban mobility - 
Recharging points for electric 
vehicles 

25.00 

077 

100% 

11 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C10.I.1 

Sustainable urban mobility - 
Cycling lanes constructed 

69.56 

075 

100% 

C10.I.2 

C10.I.2 

C10.I.3 

C10.I.3a 

C10.I.4 

Construction of housing for 
youth and for professionals in 
health and education - 
Construction of energy 
efficient buildings 

Construction of housing for 
youth and for professionals in 
health and education - Other 
types of ICT infrastructure 

Renovation of public 
buildings to support better 
public service delivery by 
administrative territorial units 

Renovation of public 
buildings to support better 
public service delivery by 
administrative territorial units 

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

57.31 

025ter 

40% 

0.50 

055 

100% 

220.93 

026bis 

100% 

287.50 

026bis 

100% 

17.26 

011 

100% 

C11.I.1 

Promotion of the 12 touristic/ 
cultural routes 

9.98 

011 

100% 

C11.I.4 

Construction of at least 
236 km of cycling routes 

24.30 

075 

100% 

C11.I.6 

Establishment of digital 
system for cultural funding 
processes 

3.75 

12 

011 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C11.I.7 

Accelerating the 
digitalisation of film 
production and distribution 

5.46 

021bis 

100% 

C12.I.1 

Pre-hospital medical 
infrastructure 

10.97 

025ter 

40% 

C12.I.2 

Public hospital infrastructure 

11.19 

095 

100% 

C12.I.2 

Public hospital infrastructure 

91.27 

025ter 

40% 

C12.I.3 

Public hospitals 

75.00 

095 

40% 

C12.I.3 

Public hospitals 

7.00 

025ter 

100% 

C13.I.3 

The establishment of the 
labour voucher system for 
domestic providers and 
service beneficiaries 

4.03 

055 

100% 

C14.R.1 

Enhancing the quality of 
government decision-making 

2.80 

C14.R.2 

Increasing strategic 
governance for climate and 
sustainable development and 
environmental policies 

5.23 

13 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C14.R.3 

Modernising human 
resources management in the 
public sector 

C14.R.9 

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

5.00 

1.46 

C14.I.5 

Monitoring and 
implementation of the plan 

12.84 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

C15.I.1a 

C15.I.1b 

Construction and equipping 
of crèches of 80 crèches - 
construction of new energy 
efficient buildings 

Construction and equipping 
of crèches of 30 crèches - 
construction of new energy 
efficient buildings 

C15.I.2 

Setting up, equipping and 
approving complementary 
services 

C15.I.4 

C15.I.6 

C15.I.6 

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

Building and equipping 
vocational campuses within 
regional consortia - 
Construction of new energy 
efficient buildings 
Building and equipping 
vocational campuses within 
regional consortia - IT 
services and applications for 
digital skills 

137.45 

025ter 

40% 

51.55 

025ter 

40% 

0.26 

96.00 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

140.00 

025ter 

40% 

16.90 

012 

100% 

14 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C15.I.8 

Digital pedagogy training 
programme(s) for teaching 
staff 

80.00 

108 

100% 

C15.I.9 

C15.I.10 

C15.I.10 

C15.I.10 

C15.I.11 

Digital equipment and 
technological resources for 
schools and extracurricular 
educational establishments 

Green-schools network 
development and purchase of 
green minibuses - Energy 
renovation 

Green-schools network 
development and purchase of 
green minibuses - 
Construction of new energy 
efficient buildings 

Green-schools network 
development and purchase of 
green minibuses - Purchase 
of electric minibuses 

Provision of equipment for 
pre-university classrooms 
and school science 
laboratories/school cabinets - 
Part of digital laboratories 

C15.I.13 

Equipping of IT laboratories 
in vocational education and 
training (VET) schools 

C15.I.14 

Equipping of practice 
workshops in VET schools - 
Digitisation part 

C15.I.16 

Digitisation of universities 
and their preparation for the 
digital professions of the 
future - Universities 

478.50 

108 

100% 

9.14 

026 

40% 

52.96 

025ter 

40% 

200.00 

074 

100% 

60.00 

9.00 

16.50 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

012 

100% 

234.00 

108 

100% 

15 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C15.I.17 

C15.I.17 

C16.R.1 

Ensuring university 
infrastructure 
(accommodation, canteens, 
recreation facilities) - 
Construction of new energy 
efficient buildings 
Ensuring university 
infrastructure 
(accommodation, canteens, 
recreation facilities) - Energy 
renovation 

Creating a legal framework 
for the use of state land as 
acceleration areas for RES 
investments - digital tagging* 

66.64 

025ter 

40% 

69.16 

026 

40% 

0.76 

011 

100% 

C16.I.2 

New capacities for electricity 
generation from renewable 
sources 

460.00 

029 

100% 

C16.I.4 

Grant Vouchers to accelerate 
the rollout of renewable 
energy by households 

610.76 

029 

100% 

C16.I.5 

C16.I.5 

C16.I.5 

Digitalisation and 
modernisation of the national 
electricity transmission 
network 

Digitalisation and 
modernisation of the national 
electricity transmission 
network* 

Digitalisation and 
modernisation of the national 
electricity transmission 
network - Teletrans SA* 

010bis 

100% 

055 

100% 

29.56 

029 

100% 

11.20 

8.44 

16 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure  
ID  

Measure/  
Sub-Measure Name  

Budget  
(EUR m)  

Climate  

Digital  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

Int.  
field  

Coeff. %  

C16.I.7 

Grant Vouchers to support 
households’ energy 
efficiency upgrades - Axis I - 
PV 

156.97 

029 

100% 

C16.I.8 

Contracts for Difference 
allocation 

62.04 

028 

100% 

C16.I.9 

Industrial chain of production 
and/or assembly and/or 
recycling of batteries, cells 
and photovoltaic panels 
(including ancillary 
equipment), production of 
raw materials used in the 
associated industry, and new 
electricity storage capacities 
– Electricity* 

80.00 

033 

100% 

033 

40% 

C16.I.10 

Ensuring energy efficiency in 
the industrial sector 

64.00 

024ter 

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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