This report was prepared by the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, and Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of GOV’s Anti‑Corruption and Integrity in Government Division. The report was co-ordinated by Alice Berggrun and Carissa Munro, and drafted by Carissa Munro and Cameron Hall. The report benefitted from editorial assistance and was prepared for publication by Michaela Faux and Eleonore Morena.
The OECD wishes to thank the European Commission for its financial support through the Technical Support Instrument (23RO06).
The OECD is grateful to all Romanian public authorities that supported the preparation of this report. In particular, representatives from the Ministry of Justice and the National Integrity Agency (ANI) provided invaluable clarification, co-ordination and feedback as the report was developed. Representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE), the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity (MLSS), the National Agency of Civil Servants (ANFP), the National Agency for Public Procurement (ANAP), the General Secretariat of Government, the Control Body of the Prime Minister (CCPM), the Competition Council and civil society organisations such as Transparency International Romania and the Association for Cooperation and Sustainable Development also provided useful insights during the OECD fact-finding mission.
Finally, the OECD would like to thank delegates of the Working Party on Public Integrity and Anti‑Corruption (PIAC) for their review. The insights from the Office of Conflicts of Interest within Spain’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and Civil Service were particularly invaluable in developing the recommendations contained in this report.
The project was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and implemented by the OECD in co-operation with the European Commission.