She pointed out that Romanian authorities must not repeat their mistakes from 2006, when EU policies were simply copy-pasted into strategic documents, disconnected from the country’s actual concerns.
Romania also lacks studies on the impact of state aid and macroeconomic analyses by the competition watchdog, which could be used to select proper policies, Aprahamian added.
World Bank evaluations indicate the competition watchdog is one of Romania’s most efficient institutions, but the ministries do not promote competition, she said.