Lost EU funding

The Romanian government has failed to meet the deadline for making use of funding made available to it by the EU. The daily Evenimentul Zilei criticises the government for these omissions. "How can we justify before the European Commission the loss of around 20 to 30 million euros in PHARE funding made available in 2006 which were to have been withdrawn by December 1 of this year - a deadline which was missed because of negligence and narrow- mindedness. The sum is not great in comparison with the national budget, but the absurdity of this problem is typical of Romanian administration: While all Europe is trying to get hold of money we are throwing it out the window because a few dignitaries in finances were incapable of issuing tenders in time, with the result that they missed the EU's deadlines for submissions or for legal competition procedures. ... The politicians responsible for this will pass on their mandate today or tomorrow. Therefore no one will feel responsible [for missing the deadlines]."

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