# National Integrity System Assessment Romania (Executive Summary) URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/national-integrity-system-assessment-romania-executive-summary Type: Publication or report Published: 2012-01-26 Updated: 2019-11-22 --- 26 January 2012 The National Integrity System assessment approach provides a framework to analyse the robustness and effectiveness of a country’s institutions in preventing and fighting corruption.Overall the Romanian National Integrity System is assessed as ‘average’. Joining the European Union helped to strengthen the integrity system, but the economic crisis that has affected resources and the independence of the institutions has increased vulnerabilities at all levels. ### Related publications ## [How effective is whistleblower protection in the EU? Trends, gaps and emerging practices across member states](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/whistleblower-protection-eu-trends-gaps-practices-member-states) Publication • 16 April 2026 EU whistleblower rules exist, but slow, uneven implementation leaves gaps in protection, enforcement, and support. ## [Between anti-corruption reform and decline: Examining key actors, strengths and weaknesses in the Western Balkans and Türkiye’s national integrity systems](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-reform-decline-examining-key-actors-strengths-weaknesses-western-balkans-t%C3%BCrkiyes-national-integrity-systems) Publication • 19 June 2024 Assessments in the Western Balkans and Türkiye reveal a complex mixture of slow progress in strengthening integrity systems, along with democratic backsliding that strongly… ## [Monitoring public contracting: Experience from 18 integrity pacts in the EU](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-public-contracting-in-the-eu) Publication • 07 April 2022 This publication sets out key facts, figures and achievements from the integrity pacts in the EU between 2016 and 2021. ## [Integrity pacts in the EU: Suitability, set up and implementation](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-pacts-european-union-guidebook) Publication • 09 February 2022 Between 2015 and 2021, 15 civil society organisations monitored 46 public contracting procedures in the EU. This experience and learnings now help us to understand how to… ## Countries - [Romania](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/romania) ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2012_NISRomania_ExecSumm_EN_116.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2012_NISRomania_EN.pdf)