Payment request No. 4 under the PNRR has received a favorable opinion from the EU’s Economic and Financial Committee. The actual payment is set to be authorized following the final comitology stage under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Ministry of Finance announced. 

Romania is close to receiving the full amount of the fourth payment request under the PNRR, worth 2.62 billion euros in non-repayable funds, after the European Union’s Economic and Financial Committee took note, at its meeting on June 4, of the favorable opinion regarding the fulfillment of the milestones and targets associated with this request.

Payment request No. 4 includes 38 milestones and 24 targets, which were assessed favorably by the European Commission on May 14, 2026. This is a payment request without suspensions, meaning that all included milestones and targets were deemed to have been satisfactorily met.

The final procedural step before payment authorization is the comitology procedure within the Recovery and Resilience Facility Committee, scheduled for later this month.

“The approval of this stage for payment request No. 4, amounting to 2.62 billion euros, without any suspensions, is a very important signal for Romania. It shows that, when there is coordination and momentum, we can deliver milestones, reforms, and investments on a very tight schedule. The next challenge is also significant: we must maximize the remaining funds available through the PNRR by the 2026 deadline. Every euro raised counts for investments, for reforms, and for Romania’s credibility. The PNRR remains one of the main sources of funding for Romania’s investments at a time when fiscal consolidation must continue. That is why it is not enough to simply check off procedural steps. We must turn these funds into completed projects, implemented reforms, and investments that are visible in the economy,” stated Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare.

Romania submitted its fourth payment request on December 19, 2025, and the rapid completion of the evaluation stages at the European level is important given that the Recovery and Resilience Facility is entering its final phase of implementation.

According to the European timeline, the milestones and targets in the PNRR must be met by August 31, 2026, and the final payment request must be submitted to the European Commission by September 30, 2026.

According to the European assessment, Romania has made progress in key areas such as: the reform of the tax system and the modernization of tax administration procedures.

The Economic and Financial Committee also notes that there is no evidence of a reversal of the measures associated with previously met milestones and targets.

Romania has reached an absorption rate of approximately 61% of the PNRR Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, in its current form, has a total value of 21.41 billion euros, of which €13.57 billion consists of grants and €7.84 billion of loans.

Following the authorization of the payment related to application no. 4, the amounts received by Romania through the PNRR will reach approximately €12.97 billion, including pre-financing, which represents an absorption rate of approximately 61% of the total allocation.

The Ministry of Finance emphasizes that accelerating the implementation of the PNRR remains essential for supporting public investment, reducing pressure on the national budget, and maintaining Romania’s credibility in its relations with European partners and financial markets.