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Romania's net financial balance since EU accession shows EUR 65 bn surplus
Since joining the EU Romania has received over EUR 95 billion and has contributed EUR 30 billion to the budget of the European bloc, so that the net financial balance stands at a surplus of EUR 65 billion, Finance Minister Marcel Bolos wrote on Thursday on Facebook.
"Romania is an important chapter in the story of the European Union. Numbers show this: for every euro we contributed, we received 3 euros back. Concretely, since accession up until now, Romania has received over EUR 95 billion and has contributed EUR 30 billion to the budget of the European bloc. Thus, the net financial balance shows a surplus of EUR 65 billion," the finance minister wrote.
Also, Romania's EU accession meant integration into the single market and the freedom of movement for goods, people, services and capital, Bolos noted.