Programme description
The programme will invest in Romania’s West development region – in the counties of Arad, Timis, Caras-Severin and Hunedoara – in line with five cohesion policy objectives for the 2021-2027 programming period. EU funds will be used to both address regional development challenges, such as territorial disparities and climate change, and contribute to the EU objectives of a green transition and digital economy.
In practice, the programme will invest in:
- Increasing research, innovation, and related skills, the competitiveness and digitalisation of SMEs and digital services for citizens and businesses;
- Improved energy efficiency in residential buildings, and in public buildings with social functions, creating and modernising green spaces in urban areas – on brownfields, abandoned and degraded land;
- Sustainable mobility through procurement of environmentally friendly rolling stock and strengthening the inter-county public transport system. In parallel, the programme will invest in the construction and modernisation of county roads connected to the TEN-T network;
- Build and renovate primary, secondary, vocational and higher education facilities; develop and valorise tourism facilities, recreational infrastructure and school camps;
- Rehabilitate and revitalise urban public spaces, implement New European Bauhaus initiatives, conserve and restore cultural heritage buildings and cultural infrastructure in urban areas.
Financial information
Breakdown of finances by priority axis
| Priority Axis | EU Investment | National Public Contribution | Total Public Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERDF | 981.173.747,00 | 197.920.079,00 | 1.179.093.826,00 |
| Total | 981.173.747,00 | 197.920.079,00 | 1.179.093.826,00 |
Priorities and Specific Objectives
Smarter Europe
Enhancing research and innovation
Reaping the benefits of digitisation
Growth and competitiveness of SMEs
Skills for smart specialisation and transition
Greener Europe
Energy efficiency
Nature protection and biodiversity
Sustainable urban mobility
Connected Europe
Sustainable transport
Social Europe
Education and training infrastructure
Culture and sustainable tourism
Europe closer to citizens
Integrated development in urban areas