Mordonu, Deputy Head of Unit at European Commission, DG GROW, pointed out that Romania’s target is to reach 2% of the GDP until 2020 in terms of research and innovation spending, but has achieved only a quarter of this target, which was set by Romanian authorities, not by the EC.
According to Mordonu, the Commission is also concerned about public acquisitions, which, in most countries, account for 10% up to 20% of the GDP. The EC official said many acquisitions in Romania are made without a prior announcement, from multiple reasons, which could trigger the perception of corruption.