Over 80 financing contracts in the field of education, with a total value of 1.8 billion lei allocated by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), will be unilaterally terminated, as they have not initiated procurement procedures.

Another 16 contracts, with a total value of 906 million lei allocated by the PNRR, are to be suspended, as they do not have an order to start work, according to a statement sent by the Executive on Thursday.

The decisions were taken in the context in which the Government adopted on Thursday several memoranda establishing the projects that will continue to benefit from financing through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. These are investments that have every chance of being completed by August next year.

The „Education” field benefits from a total financial allocation of 3.515 billion euros through the PNRR. Of this, the Ministry of Education and Research manages 3.275 billion euros, distributed in the form of non-reimbursable financial assistance worth 2.804 billion euros for 12 investments and reimbursable financial assistance worth 710 million euros for 6 investments.

By August 31, 6,628 financing contracts had been concluded with a cumulative value of 3.301 billion euros, with a financial execution of 967 million euros, representing 36.17% of the total.

According to the memorandum, only projects that have a start order and that are making „consistent” progress will be continued, in order to reduce the risk of non-fulfillment of the obligations under the PNRR.

As to the eliminated investments, it is proposed to continue financing from other sources. Thus, the project for the construction of a rural campus in the locality of Prundu Baraului, Bistrita-Nasaud County, with a physical progress of 38%, can be completed within the contractual term.

Also, in order to transform agricultural high schools into professionalization centers, it is proposed to allocate additional funds from other sources, in a total amount of 35 million euros, for the continuation of viable projects.

For the investments that are almost completed, the amount of 584,000 lei remains to be paid, representing individual work contracts for short-term expertise.

As to the investment no. 4, with a PNRR allocation of 74.25 million lei (excluding VAT), 15 contracts worth 17.2 million lei (excluding VAT) have been concluded. For completion, it is still necessary to contract and use approximately 5.6 million lei (excluding VAT), the deadline being August 31, 2026.

Financing needs are estimated at 5.4 million lei in budget credits for 2025, respectively 591,000 lei (excluding VAT) for 2026. AGERPRES