The Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine ENI 2014-2020, for which MRDPA serves as Managing Authority, was adopted by the European Commission on December 18th, 2015.

The total budget of the Programme is EUR 66 million (out of which EUR 60 million is from the EU  under the European Neighbourhood Instrument ENI, and EUR 6 million is the co-financing provided by the states participating in the programme) and address the cross-border cooperation between Suceava, Tulcea, Botoşani, Satu Mare, Maramureş counties from Romania and the oblasts Odessa, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpatska, Chernivtsi from Ukraine.

The general objective of the Programme is to increase economic development and to improve the quality of life of people in the programme area, by joint investments in education, economic development, culture, infrastructure and health, while ensuring the safety and security of citizens in both countries.