The absorption capacity of European funds does not depend exclusively on the government but also on the potential beneficiaries, the head of the European Commission (EC) Delegation in Romania, Jonathan Scheele, said yesterday at a summer school in Cluj-Napoca. He explained that the management and the implementation of the projects for which financing applications are submitted would have a considerable influence on the absorption rate. "I believe that significant progress has been made by the authorities that administrate the funds. It will not be easy but the mechanisms are in place and their capacity is improving on a daily basis," said the European official.

At this point, Romania is preparing a program for the use of structural funds, said the EC delegation head. In early fall the program will be approved by the government and the selection of the projects to be implemented in the following years will start soon after.
Scheele reminded potential beneficiaries of European funds that EU-financed projects will be verified after the accession.

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