Premier Victor Ponta on Monday, at the Victoria Palace, met Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde. The two officials agreed on continuing the structural reforms and the increase in the absorption of European funds, informs a release the Government.

‘The sides agreed on the importance of continuing the structural reforms and increasing the absorption of European funds as motive powers of the medium and long-term economic growth,’ reads the above-mentioned source.

The Executive says that during the meeting referred to the Romanian Prime Minister revealed the economic achievements of the Government and the macroeconomic policies considered for the time to come.

The Government also makes it clear that the IMF Managing Director congratulated the Romanian authorities for successfully concluding the agreement that was finalized in June as well as for Romania getting out of the excessive budget deficit procedure.

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