EIRP Proceedings, Vol 12 (2017)

Abstract

The strategy of the Operational Program Administrative Capacity addresses the main weaknessesidentified in the public administration and it meets the needs and requirements arising both from the relevantEU legislation and from the national incident legislation. OPAC is a strategic reference document for publicadministration in Romania, promoting the creation of a modern administration capable of facilitating thesocio-economic development through competitive public services, investment and quality regulations, therebycontributing to the Europe 2020 objectives. Among the shortcomings of public administration there can belisted the reduced ability of strategic and financial planning and poor allocation of financial resources,together with the absence of effective strategic management and human resources. Thus, the financialallocation under the OPAC is focused solely on supporting the institutional capacity- of public authorities, onthe priority on investing in institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and publicservices for the achievement of reforms, of a better regulation and good administration.