07.23.2020

The revamped version of Romania's subsidized mortgage lending program, pending government approval, doubles the loan cap for newly-built housing to EUR140,000 and triples the required down payment more

07.13.2020

Romania's government plans to revamp the First Home subsidized mortgage lending program by raising the loan ceiling for new builds to EUR140,000, double compared with the current EUR70,000. more

04.03.2020

An estimated one million Romanian employees would benefit from government-subsidized furlough pay, labor minister Violeta Alexandru said Friday. more

07.30.2018

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry has announced on Monday that the European Commission has approved the country’s request to increase the down payments for certain farming subsidies to be granted more

05.18.2016

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry allocates approximately RON1.7 billion, from privatization proceeds, to make faster subsidy payments to farmers. more

02.05.2016

Subsidizing the electricity through regulated prices, below market prices, for all household consumers triggers inequities and is not a durable solution on the long term, Romanian Energy Ministry more

07.20.2015

Officials of Romanian energy holding CE Oltenia say Romania has the largest subsidies in the world for renewable energy producers and this approach could bankrupt classic operators and endanger more

09.26.2014

Romanian farmers will receive subsidies of nearly EUR692 million (namely EUR79 per hectare), starting with the second half of October, which represent a down-payment of the total direct surface more

04.15.2014

The liberalization of the milk market will determine an increase in Romania's milk imports starting next year and authorities plan to differentiate subsidies for milk and beef, Agriculture Minister more

04.03.2014

Airports and golf courses will be blacklisted as inactive farmers and will no longer be eligible for farming subsidies, said Dorel Benu, general manager of the country's paying agency for agriculture more

12.23.2013

Romania’s Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin Monday said the ministry he runs will borrow 6.3 billion (EUR1.4 billion) from the state’s Treasury to be able to pay subsidies in the agricultural more

12.15.2013

The only power station in Romania fueled by geothermal water has proved an unprofitable investment, with power prices on the decline and with no way of receiving the subsidies matching those granted more

09.26.2013

Romanian farmers could get EUR139 per hectare in direct payments this year, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said Thursday at the MEDIAFAX Talks about Agriculture conference. more

09.04.2013

The Romanian Government allocated RON2.9 billion to the Agriculture Ministry for payments in advance to farmers who benefit from European Union funds. more

08.08.2013

Romanian farmers who receive state subsidies through a EU-funded payment-per-hectare scheme may get loans from Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) of up to 90% of the value of the aid. more

05.14.2013

Banks will broker the distribution of farming subsidies considering their market share on the agriculture lending segment, Romanian Agriculture Ministry secretary of state Achim Irimescu told Mediafax more

04.23.2013

Nearly 1% of over one million farmers receive half of overall subsidies granted by the European Commission for Romania’s agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said Tuesday. more

10.23.2012

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry is considering increasing hectare payments for barley and common hop crops with a view to encouraging production, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said Tuesday. more

10.15.2012

Romanian farmers can get maximum EUR158 per hectare in subsidies from the EU and the Romanian government, from the maximum EUR132 allotted last year, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin said more

10.09.2012

Romania’s Government and local authorities are working together to find solutions for a smooth transition to a system without heating subsidies, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Tuesday. more

09.28.2012

Romanian farmers said they are determined to take to the streets next week after failed negotiations on Friday with Agriculture Ministry officials regarding the level of subsidies for 2013. more

09.11.2012

Romania’s Government will rethink the system subsidizing railway passenger transport and plans to take profitable services out of the public service obligations of the railway passenger company. more

07.25.2012

Romanian lender Banca Transilvania will give loans to farmers covering 90% of the value of subsidies granted through the single payment scheme for 2012, the lender said in a press release Wednesday. more

06.16.2012

Renewable energy producers received nearly EUR750,000 each day over the past month, and the value of subsidies granted to companies generating power by using wind, sunlight or water resources amounted more

12.16.2011

Romania will increase subsidies for poultry breeders by 41.3 million lei (EUR9.51 million) to RON430 million in 2012, according to a draft Government decision. more