Through [MIPE Order No. 752/2026], the Ministry of Investments and European Projects substantially amends the guide related to the “Support for sustainable growth of microenterprises and job creation” component within the Just Transition Programme 2021–2027, previously approved under [MIPE Order No. 759/2025]. The regulation aligns financing mechanisms with stricter requirements for control, sustainability, and verification of the actual impact of investments.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The immediate impact on the entrepreneurial environment is an increase in the level of technical and administrative compliance, both during implementation and throughout the project sustainability period. Access to funding remains open, but is conditioned by strict criteria regarding the use of funds, investment traceability, and the maintenance of assumed indicators.
The eligibility structure is organized into three main categories of assets. Tangible assets include technological equipment, machinery, installations, furniture, and production or service infrastructure, including modernization and expansion works. From an accounting and financial perspective, modernization is eligible only if it produces substantial improvements in operational capacity, not merely cosmetic interventions.
Intangible assets include patents, licenses, trademarks, and software, with a cap of 20% relative to the value of tangible assets. From an investment structure perspective, this limitation reduces the risk of overvaluation of intangible components in funded projects.
Eligible related services include employee training, technical consultancy and project management, as well as ISO certification activities and management systems (quality, environment, information security, energy, or social responsibility). These components become conditional for ensuring post-implementation functionality and operational compliance.
A central element of the new regulation is the strengthening of control over the use of investments. Acquired assets must be used exclusively at the location declared in the project, and the absence of demonstrable economic activity in the targeted area leads to full recovery of the funding. From a legal perspective, this provision strengthens termination clauses and extends the beneficiary’s liability throughout the entire sustainability period.
In case of failure to meet indicators (including job maintenance or asset disposal), the financing contract may be terminated, and the granted amounts become fully recoverable, reinforcing a control regime strictly oriented toward verifiable economic performance.