Minister Marcel Bolosh said on Wednesday that he believes PNRR payment request No. 3, whose submission deadline is June 2023, should go ahead with a government circular, “given that with every payment request, every milestone has an institutional memory.” and people who know the logic of things,” and that those who come “need some time to get used to the problems.”

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A TVR reporter asked the Minister of European Investments and Projects, Marcel Bolosh, on Wednesday how the government’s circular affects payment claim No. 3 of the PNRR and which of the two should be postponed.

VIDEO (min. 23:30) Minister Bolos’ statements regarding the government circular

  • “Given that here we are discussing payment request three and that every payment request, every milestone has behind it institutional memory and people who are used to the problems and know, let’s say, the logic of things, I think that payment request three should be the one that is deposited and after that there is a rotation.
  • My government experience prompts me to say this, because those who come later need time to get used to the problems.” said Marcel Bolos.

At that time, the ministry warned about the danger associated with delaying payment claim No. 3 of the PNRR.

  • “Time does not forgive us regarding payment requirements and implementation of PNRR. That is why it is relentless. Sending a payment request means that subsequent payment requests can also be sent further, as this is a sequence rule.
  • That is, payment request number three is sent, benchmarks and targets are checked, and then you can send payment request number four. If we, say, submit it in the fall, then the chances of submitting a second payment request for the 6.3 billion from which we collect, which we have to collect in 2023, are significantly reduced. he said.

When should a PNRR be requested and when should it be on a rolling basis?

“Now, if we have a deadline in June, after that it could be June, but there are no decisions that depend on the Ministry of Investments and European Projects. I know only one thing: we have a deadline set by the Prime Minister of Romania. That deadline is June 2023, and we will stick to it.” Bolos also stated.