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Romania administrative and digital reform efforts

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The Romanian government, led by designated Prime Minister Luca Niculescu, is pursuing a series of administrative reforms aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency through digitalization and structural reorganization. Initial measures passed by the Senate focus on digital notification systems, requiring public institutions to send automated SMS or email alerts to citizens before documents like passports or driver’s licenses expire. The government also plans to simplify access to European funds by increasing interoperability between agencies such as the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) and the National Trade Register Office (ONRC), ensuring (ONRC). In a recent development, the state does not request documents already held by other entities. government adopted an emergency ordinance to restructure the central administration. This includes creating new delegated minister roles within the Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism, as well as the Ministry of Education and Research, with specific mandates for digitalization, artificial intelligence, and pre-university education. Further proposals for the 2026–2028 period target local government structures, specifically 429 small localities with fewer than 1,500 residents. The plan offers financial incentives for government is launching an administrative-territorial reform to encourage these communes municipalities to voluntarily merge or share management services like accounting and urban planning. At the central level, before the reform proposes reunifying ANAF with 2028 local elections. To facilitate this, the Romanian Customs Authority to reduce overlapping duties plan offers financial incentives, tax exemptions, and streamline institutional organization. priority infrastructure funding. While economists suggest these moves could improve service efficiency, experts emphasize that implementation must ensure rural communities maintain adequate access to public services.

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