Abstract:
The paper presents the socio-economic and political achievements realised by Romania during a decade of upward development within the EU. As a result of the well-being of Romania's European and international status after 2007, it has become attractive to foreign investors. Following the rapid and substantial increase in EU and US investment (up to 9−12billion),RomaniahasbecomethecountrywiththelargestGDPintheregion(equaltoabout 200.0 billion), overtaking not only Ukraine, but also Greece. At the same time she managed to diminish by 24 pp. for one decade, its gap between GDP per capita and current average. Significant success is that in the second quarter of 2018 an average salary of almost 1,000 dollars / month was achieved, which is an important socio-economic point of view: on the one hand, the number of people with intentions to go to work in other states, and on the other hand there is an increase in the number of Romanians who want to return to their homeland. In recent years Romania has the highest economic growth rates in the EU, it is the main trading partner of the Republic of Moldova.
