The financing of the activities within the sectorial operational programme “Increase of economic competitiveness”

The Sectorial Operational Programme “Increase of Economic Competitiveness” (further referred to as SOP IEC) is one of the seven instruments (OPs), under the Convergence objective, for achieving the priorities of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) derived from the National Development Plan 2007 – 2013 (NDP), which aims to strengthen the strategic focus of the Economic and Social Cohesion policies across Romania, and to make the correct and appropriate linkages to the European policies and the Lisbon Strategy for growth and job creation. SOP IEC was elaborated under the coordination of the Managing Authority for SOP IEC -Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), and is the result of the partnership consultations both with the strategic partners (ACIS within MEF, other MAs–ministries coordinating other OPs, institutions designated as Intermediate Bodies, other line ministries, and agencies, social partners, civil society organizations, potential beneficiaries, other stakeholders involved in this field).