OPPORTUNITIES FOR FINANCING BUSINESS THROUGH ACCESSING EUROPEAN GRANTS

The general concept of European funds refers to the grant instruments allocated to the Member States of the European Union (EU), to reduce the economic and social development gaps between them. This article is based on the analysis of how to obtain European funds for different categories of entrepreneurs over a certain period. It also aims to inform about the significance of European funds and the ways in which farmers, researchers, NGOs, businesses, or young people can access non-reimbursable European funds. The aim was to develop the notion of European funds, the way in which these funds can be obtained, what are the stages of the process of accessing European funds, but also Romania's priorities financed by European funds, as well as their circuit from the beginning to the point where our country reaches the development process.