PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN ROMANIA

When considering the change of the Romanian society, one cannot ignore the public administration system, the need for introducing a modern dimension in this system and for sharing the values of the European administrative space. This article is aimed at approaching these ideas in the context of the impact of the reform process on the public administration in the recent years. The major challenge for local authorities is to create the mechanisms for supporting Romania’s accession to the European Union, in order to deal with the cultural and economic changes, but also to be able to manage European structural and cohesion funds and to implement public policies.