Agriculture and Food Ministry (MAA) in a press release states that the management agency for SAPARD programme, suggested by the Foreign Ministry (MAE), “is not viable and cannot work,” stressing that it was the only ministry in position to promote an initiative in this field.
The reply comes one day after the ministry headed by Petre Roman criticised MAA’s stance regarding the initiatives to enforce the above-mentioned programme, after it rejected the ordinance draft concerning the set up of a management agency.
MAE representatives warn that any delays in setting up this structure are jeopardising Romania’s access to the funds earmarked for this year. The European Commission assigns 150m euros in non-reimbursable funds to our country within SAPARD programme, for projects in the field of agriculture and rural development.