EU-Romania relations
- Several political and economic reforms were undertaken by Romania to meet EU requirements.
- Romania has taken decisive actions to meet UE requirements in the following areas: taxation, state aid discipline, administrative capacity of the institutions in charge of structural funds, environment-related issues.
- The EU forces a number of accompanying measures to ensure ongoing relations with Romania.
- Romania benefits since its accession from a substantial financial assistance in order to strengthen its capacity to enforce EU rules.
- EU reports confirm that Romania continues to make sustained progress in fulfilling the membership obligations.
The Romania EU relations, diplomatic relations with the European Union date from 1990, threw a series of economical and diplomatic agreements. In the latest years, several political and economic reforms were undertaken by Romania to meet EU requirements. EU reports confirm that Romania continues to make sustained progress in fulfilling the obligations of membership by 1 January 2007.
Romania continues to fulfill the political criteria for membership of the EU. It has adopted key legal acts to sustain the ongoing reform of the justice system and the fight against corruption. Romania continues to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. Romania continues to be a functioning market economy. Fiscal policy is increasing the level of collection of government revenue, particularly taxes. Romania is now on track to meet the criterion on the ability to cope with market pressures within the Union.
Romania has taken decisive actions to meet EU requirements in the following areas: taxation IT systems, promotion of state aid disciplines, reinforcement of the institutions in charge of structural funds and environment-related issues.
The UE in its role of Guardian of the treaties forces a number of accompanying measures to ensure ongoing relations with Romania. These include safeguard measures, transitional measures, financial corrections on EU funds as well as a cooperation and verification mechanism for the judiciary and the fight against corruption.





