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Funny, this piece is just fresh from this morning, === BUCHAREST (Romania), October 4 (SeeNews) - Romania is to receive up to 1.4 billion euro ($1.38 billion)
by molteanu 4y ago
Funny, this piece is just fresh from this morning,
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BUCHAREST (Romania), October 4 (SeeNews) - Romania is to receive up to 1.4 billion euro ($1.38 billion) for energy independence projects through the European Commission's REPowerEU program, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
The amount is double compared to the European Commission's initial May proposal to grant Romania approximately 720 million euro under the REPowerEU programme, the finance ministry said in a press release.
"The regulation also provides the opportunity to fight energy poverty by funding assistance programs for disadvantaged categories," finance minister Adrian Caciu said.
On Tuesday, the European Union's Ecofin Council gave the green light to the REPowerEU initiative.
REPowerEU is an initiative developed by the European Union in response to the current geopolitical energy market realities, which will assist member states become energetically independent from Russia before 2030.
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- JetAlone 4y agoSome of my friends have joked that Romania secretly controls the EU and uses it as an ATM. Romanians are really good at asking for money.
- pestatije 4y agoNothing wrong with it...it's a wonderful country with nice and friendly people and they surely deserve anything they get from belonging to the eu
- JetAlone 4y agoI've been to Romania. You're correct that they're friendly, the country is beautiful. I've made some memories that will always stick with me, and I'd love to go back. But at the admission of a local friend, I gave more to passsersby who requested money than I should have, and will probably need to re-calibrate my generosity next time. I live in Japan where requesting money is extremely rare, so they got me, but good.
- simonebrunozzi 4y agoThe power of having an important vote, and needing only a few €B in return.
- JetAlone 4y agoYeah pretty much. Deșteaptă-te, române!