The Government of Romania has launched an economic recovery programme worth approximately 4 billion EUR, structured into 7 state aid schemes, aimed at boosting productive investments, increasing GDP, and strengthening local value chains.

For the first time, the Government is proposing a real and concrete investment programme focused on sustainable economic growth and reducing the budget deficit, after years of significant fiscal imbalances.

The 7 intervention areas covered by this programme, for which state aid will be granted, are:

1. Large strategic investments with significant economic impact (projects above EUR 200 million)
2. Investments in competitiveness clusters and manufacturing sectors with trade deficits (EUR 1.05 billion)
3. Investments to develop mineral resources and strategic raw materials, including “net-zero” technologies (EUR 1.05 billion)
4. Research and development of high-end technologies (EUR 1.05 billion)
5. Defence industry and strengthening industrial capacities (EUR 200 million)
6. Increasing competitiveness and supporting regional convergence (EUR 500 million)
7. Newly established companies with majority capital owned by members of the Romanian diaspora (projects above 100 million EUR)

State aid will be granted mainly in the form of non-repayable grants, complemented by tax deductions and tax credits, state guarantees, and interest rate subsidies, in line with the applicable European framework.

This programme sends a strong economic policy signal, focusing on strategic sectors, high value-added investments, and encouraging private capital to support medium- and long-term economic growth.