{"id":5876,"date":"2025-07-14T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2025-07-14T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:00:42","slug":"romanian-mep-proposes-fourth-reform-package-to-accelerate-eu-fund-absorption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5876","title":{"rendered":"Romanian MEP proposes fourth reform package to accelerate EU fund absorption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democratic Party (PSD) member of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu has proposed a fourth reform package aimed at simplifying the procedures for accessing European funds in an effort to boost Romania\u2019s absorption rate and administrative efficiency, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zf.ro\/eveniment\/victor-negrescu-psd-propune-4-lea-pachet-masuri-axat-simplificare-22854460?mc_cid=fa88984a26&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c\" target=\"_blank\">Ziarul Financiar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Negrescu, a long-time advocate for European integration and institutional reform, stated that Romania must compensate for its declining fiscal competitiveness through a more efficient and modernised state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of a strong state is to ensure quality services for the population, from protection to education and health, and at the same time to correct discrepancies between regions,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed package includes measures such as the creation of one-stop shops for decentralised services, tacit approval mechanisms for administrative processes, reduced reporting obligations, and digitisation of procedures for EU fund applications.<\/p>\n<p>Other proposals include introducing bonuses for public servants based on the value and impact of successfully implemented projects, standardising and pre-filling forms, and implementing automated scoring systems for funding applications.<\/p>\n<p>Controls would be conducted based on risk analyses to reduce unnecessary inspections.<\/p>\n<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos\/George Calin)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Democratic Party (PSD) member of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu has proposed a fourth reform package aimed at simplifying the procedures for accessing European funds in an effort to boost Romania\u2019s absorption rate and administrative efficiency, according to Ziarul Financiar. Negrescu, a long-time advocate for European integration and institutional reform, stated that Romania must [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}