The Impact of the UE Integration on Inflation Phenomenon in Romania

Integration into the UE had generated a series of costs and benefits for the member states, with a major impact on the macroeconomical level. From the perspective of the inflation rate, Romania has followed the scenario of those states that had adhered in 2004. This paper will analyze the inflation process in the pre as well as the post accession period, the factors that determine the inflation in the context of the EU accession, as well as the analysis of the correlation between the inflation rate and the main macro-economical indicators.