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"All regions should have access to clean water, but in Romania and other regions of Europe, this is not yet fully achieved. Thanks to these EU-funded projects, hundreds of thousands of Romanians will benefit from drinking water every day," Corina Cretu, European Commissioner for regional policy, said.
The Commission will invest 60.7 million euro in Hunedoara county, in western Romania, to connect 110,000 inhabitants of the Jiu Valley area to a modern water distribution and treatment network.
Some 17.4 million euro will help connect approximately 380,000 people to a modern water distribution and sewerage network in Brasov county, central Romania.
In the northeastern Bacau county, the Commission will invest 15.7 million euro to improve the sewage treatment system.
Access to clean water for more than 155,000 inhabitants in Bistrita-Nasaud, northwestern Romania will be improved through an 8.6 million euro investment.
Finally, some 8.2 million euro will be granted to Tulcea county, southeastern Romania, to support water quality improvement and better environmental protection in the vicinity of the Danube Delta, which is part of UNESCO World Heritage.