THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ROMANIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - A DECENIAL OVERVIEW

Over the past decade, Romanian public administration reform has addressed various institutional and legal infrastructure issues. These actions naturally followed from Romania’s anti-corruption efforts, as fighting corruption has become one of Romania’s long-term means for achieving and maintaining its economic and social goals. This article considers the conflicts of interest that arise in the public administration by first describing how these conflicts arise and then by describing Romania’s legislative responses to them. It concludes by considering the results of enforcing the new legislation.