Romania

Romania’s plan focuses on strengthening the Mirror Mission Cities Hub (M100) — the national platform supporting the EU Cities Mission, governed by an interministerial committee and coordinated by UEFISCDI. It combines governance consolidation, city-network expansion, strong capacity building and multi-level collaboration, moving from planning (Climate City Contracts) to implementation.

KEY PRIORITIES

• Operationalise the M100 ecosystem as a coordinated national community of practice.
• Municipal governance frameworks: Establish Climate Neutrality Offices and Transition Teams within cities.
• Capacity building: Support Transition Teams through structured training, the M100 Academy, Urban Labs and Innovation Studios.

THEMATIC FOCUS

• Peer-learning, mentoring and practice-oriented learning schemes.
• Support to transition teams as core implementation units.
• Access to funding, technical assistance and innovative procurement (EU/EEA/Norway Grants).
• Multi-level governance, data monitoring and digital tools.

HOW CAPACITIES 2.0 SUPPORTS ROMANIA

• Capacity building — Expert Facility and learning components (WP1).
• Financing, regulatory framework and MRV (WP3).
• National ecosystem coordination (WP4) and stakeholder engagement (WP5).