ROMANIA’S CHANCES OF BEING A EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY

IS JUSTICE

Romania has come a lon !a" in #he las# "ea$s% Th$o&h $e'ol&#ion(

economic #$ans)o$ma#ion an* "ea$s o) $e)o$m( Romanians ha'e o'e$come a leac"

o) $e+$ession an* ,ac-!a$*ness #o ,ecome a s#a,le E&$o+ean *emoc$ac" an* )$ee.

ma$-e# econom"( !i#h mem,e$shi+ in NATO an* #he E&$o+ean Union /EU0%

 Ne'e$ ,e)o$e has Romania ,een as +$os+e$o&s( sec&$e o$ )$ee as i# is no!%

B&# sini)ican# o,s#acles $emain #o $eali1in i#s )&ll +oli#ical an* economic

 +o#en#ial% In )&n*amen#al a$eas o) o'e$nance2)$om ho! Romanians choose #hei$

lea*e$s an* o'e$n #hei$ co$+o$a#ions #o ho! #he" )ih# co$$&+#ion an* hono$

con#$ac#s . #he co&n#$" con#in&es #o la ,ehin* man" o) i#s Cen#$al E&$o+ean

neih,o$s%

Romania has ma*e $ea# s#$i*es in #he )ih# aains# co$$&+#ion( ,&# $ea#e$

e))o$#s a$e nee*e*( es+eciall" in elimina#in +oli#ical in#e$)e$ence in #he 3&*icia$"

an* ,ols#e$in #he o'e$nmen#’s a,ili#" #o $eco&+ #he +$ocee*s o) c$iminal ac#i'i#"%

Romania’s s"s#em o) +&,lic manaemen#( !hile im+$o'e* in $ecen# "ea$s(

con#in&es #o lac- #he e))icienc" nee*e* #o a*e4&a#el" se$'e i#s ci#i1ens an* s&++o$#

#he na#ion’s economic $o!#h +o#en#ial% In +a$#ic&la$( s#a#e.o!ne* en#e$+$ises

/SOEs0 $emain in nee* o) inc$ease* #$ans+a$enc" an* e5+os&$e #o #he o+en ma$-e#%

Gene$a#ional chane is ,$inin ne! Romanian lea*e$s #o #he )o$e( ,&#

chane #o +oli#ical s#$&c#&$es has ,een slo!% Re)o$ms #o +a$#" )inancin an*

*ecision.ma-in +$ocesses a$e nee*e* #o im+$o'e ho! #he o'e$nmen# $e+$esen#s

i#s ci#i1ens%

In all a$eas( Romania has $eache* a 6#i++in +oin#7 in i#s +os# .89:9

#$ansi#ion a momen# o) la#en# +o#en#ial #ha#( i) sei1e* !i#h ene$e#ic an* +e$sis#en#

 +olicies( co&l* lea* #o meas&$a,le im+$o'emen#s in na#ional economic

 

 +e$)o$mance( #he !ell.,ein o) Romania’s ci#i1ens an* #he $esilienc" an* *&$a,ili#"

o) i#s +oli#ical ins#i#&#ions% As e5am+les )$om ac$oss Romania’s neih,o$hoo*

sho!( #hese chanes a$e achie'a,le%

I) i#s lea*e$s $emain commi##e* #o #he #$ans)o$ma#ion +a#h( Romania co&l* ,ecome

a ha++ie$ an* !eal#hie$ co&n#$" !i#h las#in ,ene)i#s #o i#sel)( i#s $eion an* #he

 ,$oa*e$ #$ansa#lan#ic comm&ni#"%

  The Romanian o'e$nmen# sho&l* ,ols#e$ #he a,ili#" o) +&,lic ins#i#&#ions #o

)ih# co$$&+#ion )$om !i#hin #hei$ o!n $an-s ," a$essi'el" im+lemen#in #he

 Na#ional An#ico$$&+#ion S#$a#e" /SNA0( e5#en*in i#s man*a#e an* )o$#i)"in i#s

#echnical sec$e#a$ia#%

The Romanian o'e$nmen# sho&l* ,$oa*en i#s inc$easinl" s&ccess)&l )ih#  

aains# co$$&+#ion ," ens&$in a com+e#i#i'e  an* o,3ec#i'e selec#ion +$ocess )o$ #he

lea*e$s an* aen#s o) #he ins#i#&#ions cha$e* !i#h #his #as-%

Romania’s lea*e$s sho&l* in#$o*&ce a &ni)ie* an* #$ans+a$en# +e$)o$mance

a++$aisal s"s#em )o$ +$osec&#o$s a# #he Na#ional An#ico$$&+#ion Di$ec#o$a#e /DNA0%

Doin so !o&l* inc$ease #he ca+aci#" o) local ,$anches( !hose +e$)o$mance in

man" ins#ances las ,ehin* #ha# o) #he na#ional hea*4&a$#e$s%

Romanian o'e$nmen# asse# $eco'e$" +olicies lac- cohe$enc" an*  

coo$*ina#ion% B" im+$o'in #he collec#ion( 

manaemen# an* 'al&a#ion o)

con)isca#e* oo*s( s#a#e o))icials co&l* enhance #hei$ a,ili#"  #o con)isca#e #he s+oils

o) co$$&+#ion( sen*in a 

 +o!e$)&l messae a,o&# #he co&n#$"’s a,ili#" #o 

ac#

e))ec#i'el" on i#s s#a#e* commi#men# #o an#ico$$&+#ion%

A*e4&a#e s#a))in an* im+$o'e* in#e$aenc" coo+e$a#ion )o$ #he Na#ional

In#e$i#" Aenc" /ANI0 !o&l* assis# in &nco'e$in con)lic#s o) in#e$es# !hile

im+$o'in *a#a manaemen# an* )os#e$in +$e'en#i'e assessmen#s o) +&,lic

 +$oc&$emen# +$ocesses%

 

In #hei$ onoin 4&es# #o im+$o'e #he e))ec#i'eness o) #he 3&s#ice s"s#em(

Romania’s lea*e$s sho&l* consi*e$ sim+li)"in co&$# +$ocee*ins( s#$en#henin

#$ainin )o$ 3&*es /es+eciall" on com+le5 comme$cial cases0 an* im+$o'in

access #o #he collec#ion o) )&ll.#e5# co&$# *ecisions%

  P&,lic an* +$i'a#e )i$ms !i#h s#a#e con#$ac#s sho&l* ,e $e4&i$e* #o

im+lemen# 6in#e$i#" chec-lis#s72i#emi1e* lis#s en&me$a#in e#hical s#an*a$*s #ha#

m&s# ,e

me#% This chane sho&l* ,e ma*e en)o$cea,le ," #he co&$#s in an e))o$# #o

s#$en#hen $e&la#o$" o'e$sih# an* +$e'en# 6con)lic# o) in#e$es#7 la!s&i#s in s#a#e

con#$ac#in%

Mos# +a$liamen#a$" ac#i'i#ies sho&l* ,e o+en #o #he +&,lic( es+eciall" !hen

'o#es a$e cas#% ;i-e!ise( leisla#o$s sho&l* +$ohi,i# #he a**i#ion o) 6las# min&#e7

amen*men#s #ha# ,"+ass cons&l#a#ion an* *e,a#e% The" sho&l* allo! a# leas# #h$ee

*a"s )o$ +&,lic )ee*,ac- on eme$enc" o$*inances% These s#e+s !o&l* ,&il*

con)i*ence #ha# +&,lic o+inion is 'al&e* an* hi**en aen*as a$e no# s+ee*in

leisla#ion #h$o&h Pa$liamen#%

Romania’s chances o) ,ein a E&$o+ean Democ$ac" is in*ee* J&s#ice%