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# Romania signs over EUR 375 million in PNRR contracts for chip project
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-01-12-romania-pnrr-semiconductor-contracts/
- Published: 2026-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:33.000Z
- Description: Romania's investment and economy ministries said the country signed 23 PNRR financing contracts worth over EUR 375 million with more than 10 entities, backing the IPCEI on low power processors and semiconductor chips, above the plan's EUR 360 million threshold.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [Ministerul Investițiilor și Proiectelor Europene press release, 12 January 2026](https://mfe.gov.ro/romania-livreaza-la-termen-un-jalon-major-din-pnrr-si-consolideaza-o-directie-de-dezvoltare-economica-bazata-pe-inovare-si-investitii-europene/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the funded projects have begun production or moved chip manufacturing capacity onto European soil.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. EUR375M PNRR contracts signed for chip/processor IPCEI (parts); production not begun. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)