The Romanian government pointed out that it contributes huge amount from the state budget to the projects co-financed from the European Fisheries Fund will amount to some 77 million euros over 2007-2013. In a pres release the state told that the Government has approved the framework for the enactment of the procedures on evaluation, selection, contract, acquisition, payment, control and monitoring relevant to the projects co-financed from the Fund through the Operational Programme on Fisheries (OPF) 2007-2013 for the full duration of the programme.
It is informed that the co-funding assigned Romania by the European Fisheries Fund for the same period totals 230 million euros, following the European Commission’s approval of the Operational Programme on Fisheries 2007-2013 on Dec. 14, 2007. It is said that the initiations directly involved in the implementation of the normative act provisions are the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Rural Development and Fisheries Payments Agency and the National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
According to the state officials the OPF 2007-2013 was drafted in such a manner that the financial contribution allotted through the European Fisheries Fund will complete the financial support granted on a national, regional and local level, thus being integrated in the European Union’s priorities. The main purpose of OPF is to achieve a competitive, modern and dynamic fishery sector, based on sustainable fishing and aquaculture activities that take into account the environmental protection, social development and economic welfare, the release stressed.
