POST-ACCESSION PRIORITIES: ROMANIAN NATIONAL
            STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT 2007-2013

                            Emilian M. Dobrescu, Professor PhD
     Scientific Secretary – Section of Economics, Legal and Sociological Sciences of the Romanian Academy
                                 dobrescu@acad.ro

                          Cristina Barna Senior, Lecturer PhD
          Spiru Haret University, Faculty of Marketing and International Business, Department of Economics
                               cristina.barna@spiruharet.ro


ABSTRACT: Since January 1st, 2007, Romania has entered a new era of progress where the
focus is on the economic convergence with the other European Union member states. The
National Plan for Development 2007-2013 represents the strategic and financial multi-yearly
planning document that directs the sustainable economic-social development of Romania in
step with the Cohesion Policy of the European Union. This paper examines the issue of
absorption funds as main determinant of Romania’s success during the post-accession period.
Considering the global objective and also the specific objectives of the Strategy of
Development 2007 – 2013, we analyze the absorption of the community funds on the six
priorities of the National Plan for Development - competitiveness, transport infrastructure,
environment, human resources, rural development and regional development, presenting a
multi-yearly comparative analysis of the financial programming 2007 – 2013.

Keywords: post-accession, national plan for development, national strategy of development,
structural funds, structural funds absorption rate

JEL Codes: O19, O20