The Romanian Development Minister, Cseke Attila, proposes a quarterly evaluation report, based on which European funding supplements should be granted.
Currently, these supplements range from 5 to 50%, but typically are at the maximum level.
"These supplements range from 5 to 50%, but in the vast majority of cases, the maximum supplement, the maximum level, is used.
And it's not about whether we have money or not. Of course, today, the Romanian state is facing huge interest rates and we have a financing problem. That's one aspect.
But, first and foremost, it's about fairness, it's about justice. And we always have to look at the civil servant or employee who truly produces and delivers and deserves a 50% supplement. But maybe others next to him, who also receive 50%, may not deserve to receive 50%," said Cseke Attila on Digi24.
He says that performance criteria must be introduced.
"Therefore, we will propose a mandatory quarterly progress report, to have progress, not monthly.
Today, this supplement is granted monthly, without any evaluation. There is only one criterion, namely the actual hours worked. Which is a criterion, let's say, subjective. It could be objective, but it's a bit subjective.
But if quarterly you must have a progress report, in which you must show minimal progress, whether it's in the design phase or in the execution phase of the work, where you must advance by a few percentage points, that progress report must be assumed by the project team. By those who approve in the institution, whether it's the city hall, whether it's the ministry, it must be signed by the minister, by the mayor, in other words, it must be assumed," added the minister.
He says that in this case, the report can be verified by the Court of Auditors, and if things are not in order, those supplements must be returned to the state budget.