In January Romania marked 17 years of EU membership. In the same month an INSCOP poll showed that 9 out of 10 Romanians are against the idea that their country should get out of the community bloc, as compared to 72% in January 2022. Entitled \u201cRomania between national and European in the misinformation era. Economic Patriotism, values and conspiracy\u201d, the survey, ordered by Funky Citizens organization, has revealed a 67% trust rate in the European Union as compared to 56% in January 2022. The aforementioned survey was the first conducted after the shock caused by the cancellation of the presidential election in December last year.<\/p>\n
As if to respond to those who denigrate community institutions, who aren\u2019t few nowadays, the Romanian Minister of Investment and European Projects, Marcel Bolos, writes on Facebook: \u201cIn a time when extremist voices are trying to downplay the benefits of Romania\u2019s belonging in the European Union, let\u2019s not forget that development is not an issue of na\u00efve pride, but of pragmatism. Romania didn\u2019t grow out of nothing; it didn\u2019t change overnight and certainly didn\u2019t develop by denying opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since its accession, Bolos says, Romania has got over 100 billion Euros in European funds, gross value. And this is the engine that has fundamentally changed the structure of our economy, the minister says. According to him, Romania no longer relies on a peripheral economy, being a country that is rapidly bridging gaps and which has overcome Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Greece in terms of the GDP per capita, which is an essential indicator for the standard of living.<\/p>\n
\u201cFigures are extremely relevant; the value of the investment made is nearly equal to the GDP at the time of accession. If we are unaware of this we tend to blame the European bloc, but the fact that we are presently at the highest level of our development, is something that we owe to our EU and NATO membership\u201d, Minister Bolos also says.<\/p>\n
According to him, the European funds Romania received are reflected in the country\u2019s infrastructure, with nearly 900 kilometers of motorways and roads built in the past two decades. Over two million Romanians have been connected to the water & sewerage networks and according to Minister Bolos, over 100 thousand companies have benefitted from development grants, thousands of schools and hospitals have been refurbished, fitted with proper equipment and enlarged. Stable jobs have been created and fresh investment made.<\/p>\n
All these have given an impetus to the economy and the annual pace of the private investment in the economy tripled in 2024 as compared to the time of accession from 20 billion Euros to 70 billion, Bolos says.<\/p>\n
He believes that without European money, Romania would have remained stuck into an endless cycle of underdevelopment, being dependent on a national budget, which is insufficient for strategic development. \u201cThere is one reality only: the EU has been our partner in development. And by belonging in the European bloc, Romania has opted for progress\u201d, Minister Bolo\u015f\u2019 post says.<\/p>\n
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