EU funds

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in Romania

• Details: The allocation for Romania under AMIF is €50,310,877 million. The strategic goals of the AMIF national programme for Romania include the provision of integration services and inclusion of integration aspects in all other relevant policy areas through strengthening the capacity of relevant actors and inter-institutional cooperation.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for AMIF in Romania is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, General Inspectorate for Immigration.

European Social Fund (ESF) in Romania

• Details: Under the pperational programme Human Capital, €940 million is designated to social inclusion and fighting poverty out of a total funding package of over €4 billion under ESF.
• National managing authority: The national managing authority for ESF in Romania is the Ministry of European Funds.

Other EU funds for integration available in Romania

ERASMUS+, the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe

National managing authority: National Agency for Community Programmes on Education and Professional Training

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the EU by correcting regional imbalances

National managing authority: Ministry of European Funds

Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), offering material assistance to the most vulnerable or in need

National managing authority: Ministry of European Funds 

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), supporting the development of rural economies and communities

National managing authority: Managing Authority for NRDP

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

National managing authority for the EMFF in Romania: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; EMFF supports coastal communities in diversifying their economies and finances projects that create jobs and improve quality of life along European coasts

Other funds

• The Norwegian Financial Mechanism
• The Civil Society Development Foundation launched the Active Citizens Fund to support NGO capacity building and advocacy on human rights, while the Romanian Fund for Social Development launched the Local Development Programme to contribute to reducing social exclusion of vulnerable groups. Both are funded through the EEA Grants 2014 – 2020.