Balgarianovinite.com Romania and neighbouring Moldova will be connected by a motorway by 2030 – a deadline coinciding with the completion of the Security Actions for Europe (SAFE) programme, as stated by the Romanian government press service on Friday.
The caretaker Prime Minister of Romania, Ilie Bolojan, participated in the signing of two bilateral documents between Romania and Moldova for the construction of section 4 of the A8 motorway – a route connecting the two countries – an investment financed under the SAFE programme. The project’s value is RON 3.57 billion (EUR 681,512,259) and the implementation period is 46 months.
“This is an extremely important moment for transport connectivity between the two banks of the Prut River,” said Bolojan.
For his part, Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova, thanked the Romanian government for its support and partnership.
“Romania and the Republic of Moldova are building relations based on respect and national interest. Through this investment, among other initiatives, the governments of both countries demonstrate their ability to implement large-scale projects for the benefit of their citizens,” said Bolea.
“The A8 motorway is a strategic project. After its completion in 2030, it will be possible to travel by motorway from Bucharest all the way to Moldova – something that seemed unlikely just a few years ago,” noted Romanian Deputy Prime Minister Radu Miruta.
An agreement was also signed during the event on aspects related to the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of transport infrastructure of strategic interest to both countries, including the cross-border road bridge over the Prut River, connecting the settlements of Ungheni (Romania) and Ungheni (Republic of Moldova).
According to the European Commission’s EU Defence Industry Department, SAFE is the EU’s new financial instrument designed to provide financial support to Member States to speed up defence readiness by allowing urgent and major investments in support of the European defence industry, with a focus on closing critical capability gaps. The programme will provide up to EUR 150 billion in competitively priced, long-maturity loans to Member States requesting financial assistance for investments in defence capabilities. These loans will finance urgent and large-scale procurement efforts, ensuring that Europe’s defence industry can deliver the necessary equipment when it is needed most. Romania and Moldova to Be Connected by Motorway by 2030 under EU Defence Programme 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-03 09:04:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law