This note provides a short overview of Romania's economic, political and administrative set-up together with a description of Community support to Romania, and the Operational Programmes contained in the National Strategic Reference Framework for the period 2007-2013.

It focuses in particular on the region of Bucuresti-Ilfov and the Vest region.

The note has been prepared in the context of the Committee on Regional Development's delegation to Romania, 3 - 5 November 2010.