Daily Reports Requested by Romania's Finance Minister for Improved Insight into the Institution's Operations
The Romanian Ministry of Finance is implementing a new performance evaluation system as part of broader public administration reforms in 2025. This system is designed to improve efficiency, accountability, and integrity within the civil service, particularly in central government agencies.
The main objectives of the new evaluation system include fostering transparency, combating inefficiencies, and reducing corruption risks. These efforts align with recommendations from international monitoring bodies such as GRECO, which have emphasized preventing corruption and promoting integrity in executive functions and law enforcement agencies.
The new performance evaluation system is structured around written reports. Employees in the ministry will submit daily written reports to their direct superiors, detailing the activities carried out by employees. Coordinators of services and departments will compile weekly synthetic reports based on the daily reports, providing a clearer picture of what is happening within the institution. Each structure within the ministry will prepare a monthly report for analysis and validation by higher-level management.
Monthly reports will be analyzed and validated by state secretaries or other management coordinators, and by higher-level management. The analysis will help identify areas for improvement and workload imbalances. By addressing workload imbalances, the ministry aims to work more efficiently, faster, and better. If a department or service is found to have a high workload, overload will be addressed by redistributing human resources from other departments.
The redistribution of human resources aims to reduce workload dysfunctions and improve efficiency. However, the Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare, stated that the new system is not intended to increase employee workload.
This new performance evaluation system is embedded in a comprehensive reform effort targeting greater fiscal consolidation, administrative efficiency, decentralization of workload, and enhanced integrity in public institutions. This aligns with both domestic policy goals and international recommendations to strengthen governance and public financial management.
Training and capacity building for staff are planned as part of Romania’s Open Government Strategy to support these evolving performance frameworks. Additionally, the third fiscal package focuses on administrative reforms including property tax reform and decentralization of deteriorating state assets.
In summary, the Ministry of Finance’s new performance evaluation system is a significant step towards enhancing the efficiency, accountability, and integrity of Romania's public institutions. This system is part of a broader reform effort aimed at fostering transparency, combating inefficiencies, and reducing corruption risks in the civil service.
The new performance evaluation system within the Ministry of Finance targets enhancing transparency, combating inefficiencies, and reducing corruption risks, aligning with international recommendations for improving public financial management. This system, embedded in a broader reform effort, also aims to foster workload efficiency and integrity in the central government agencies' business functions.
