Democratisation and Institutional Development in Romania after 1989

Purpose: the aim of the article is to present the institutional development and democratic setup which has been started to move forward towards economic development and the formation of welfare programmes for human development after the demise of Communist rule. Design/Method/Approach: The article analyses how the countries had changed their policy to tie up with the European Union. Furthermore, the article discusses the Romanian political transformation and political transitions in the country after the regime changed in late 1989. The article asses the role of external actors to promote the establishment of democratic institutions. The case study method is driven by the EU to strengthen the process of democratisation and political-institutional reformation according to Copenhagen criteria. Findings: The result of the article is that to what extent the democratisation process has been successful ever inclusion to the European Union