30 new sports halls until 2016, Ministry of Regional Development promises

Newsroom 14/01/2011 | 14:05

The Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism will build 30 new sports halls until 2016. There will be three types of sports halls- with 5,000, 10,000 and 15,000. The investment into building the gyms will be approximately EUR 320 million. This project will be developed via the National Investment Agency which is under the authority of the ministry.

This year, the program will require EUR 5 million. Next year, the investment will amount to EUR 45.4 million. In 2013 and 2014, the investment required is EUR 101 million each year. In 2015 and 2016, the investment will be EUR 65.7 million each year.

The program will be financed from state budget within the agreed sums approved annually specifically for this destination from the budget of the MRT, allocations from the state budget, external loans, the public-private partnerships as well as other sources of financing,” says the bill drafted by the Ministry.

The project starts from the premise that sports infrastructure is old fashioned and does not correspond to international standards. Moreover, Romania does not have sports rooms that should correspond to international standards as far as the conditions for training sportmen and hosting international competitions.

Otilia Haraga