This important step relates to the delivery of the funds tied to this payment request, supporting sustainable forest management, decarbonisation of the transport and energy sectors, tax administration, public pensions, healthcare infrastructure, and social infrastructure for persons with disabilities. They also aim to strengthen government decision-making, advance digitalisation, improve the efficiency of the justice system, reinforce the fight against corruption, and support the development of the education system.
Flagship measures in this payment request include:
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Deploying a governmental cloud: Romania has made significant progress in rolling out its governmental cloud infrastructure, with more than 30 public institutions already connected. The measure aims to modernise public administration by improving data sharing, while enabling more efficient and user-friendly public services.
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Reviewing the tax framework: Romania has introduced legislative changes to make its tax system fairer and more efficient, reducing administrative burden and improving tax compliance. By simplifying procedures and ensuring a more balanced distribution of the tax burden, the reform seeks to strengthen public finances while fostering a more business-friendly environment.
The Commission has sent its preliminary assessment of Romania’s fulfilment of the milestones and targets required for this payment to the Economic and Financial Committee , which has four weeks to deliver its opinion. The payment to Romania can take place following the EFC’s opinion, and the adoption of a payment decision by the Commission later.
Romania submitted its fourth payment request on 19 December 2025.
Romania’s recovery and resilience plan sets out wide-ranging investments and reforms with the aim of making its economy and society more sustainable, resilient, and prepared for the green and digital transitions. The plan is financed by €21.41 billion, of which €13.57 billion in grants and €7.84 billion in loans.
This fourth payment request will bring the funds paid out to Romania under the RRF to €12.97 billion (including the €3.79 billion in pre-financing, received in 2021 and 2022, and €288 million pre-payment under REPowerEU, received in January 2024). This amount corresponds to 60.6% of all funds in the Romanian plan, with 62% of all milestones and targets in the plan assessed.