Romania was the fifth largest net beneficiary of EU funds in 2013, with some EUR 4.09 billion in net sums received from the European Union. This amount was below those received by Poland, Greece, Hungary and Portugal, according to an analysis by The Telegraph.

Total financings received by Romania in 2013 were of EUR 5.56 billion, whereas the country’s contribution to the EU budget was of EUR 1.47 billion.

Poland got EUR 16.18 billion and contributed by EUR 4.21 billion, which made it the largest beneficiary.

The largest economy in the EU, Germany, was the largest contributor: EUR 16.3 billion, followed by UK, France, Italy and The Netherlands.

editor@romania-insider.com