Final negotiations on the PNRR
A Romanian government delegation will travel to Brussels for final negotiations on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Mihai Pelin, 21.05.2026, 14:00
The progress of projects and investments carried out under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) was recently reviewed in Bucharest, in a meeting in which the ministries prepared the negotiations due on Friday in Brussels with the European Commission, the Government announced.
The topic is the final version of the PNRR, and Romania’s government aims to fully use the funding available for investment projects, both non-reimbursable funds and loans.
The talks with European Commission representatives come after payment request number 4, worth EUR 2.6 billion, was recently approved, bringing the PNRR implementation rate to over 60%. Negotiations will concern the delays in payments for hospitals by the Ministry of Health, as well as the monitoring of reforms in transport, energy and the unified salary legislation. The government is looking for technical solutions so that these projects may be completed by the end of August.
The Ministry of Investments and European Projects and other ministries have scheduled several technical meetings with EU officials on the PNRR. They will be joined by the interim minister of investments, Dragoş Pîslaru. In a social media post, he announced that the institution is preparing negotiations with the EC for the final modification of the PNRR, a programme under which Romania still has EUR 4.9 billion available in payment requests no 5 and 6.
In addition, Dragoş Pîslaru explained that he put together an action plan and a calendar for submitting key legislative reforms to Parliament, which must endorse them by August 31, when the PNRR ends. He mentioned that the last calls for funding under the Cohesion Policy for 2026 will be launched, with Romania reaching 2nd place in terms of absolute amounts spent: EUR 9.3 billion in grants that have already reached the country, accounting for over 30.2% of the total funding.
On the other hand, Dragoş Pîslaru, who also acts as interim minister of labour, family, youth and social solidarity, announced that the maximum financial envelope for the unified salary law for 2027 was obtained from the finance ministry and validated by the European Commission. In order to be posted for public review, the bill must be validated by political parties, and then it will be tabled to Parliament for a vote.
The outgoing PM Ilie Bolojan previously announced that accessing EU funding remains a priority. The government must clarify the projects for which funding will be continued, complete the reforms undertaken and step up payments to beneficiaries to avoid losing billions of euros under the PNRR. In his opinion, priorities include negotiations with the European Commission, securing funds for additional expenses generated by the projects and the quick implementation of payments to beneficiaries. (AMP)
