THE PLACE AND ROLE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS TO A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The EU successive strategies for sustainable development tend to put emphasis on conservation and recovery of the natural capital. As a member country of the European Union, Romania has undertaken specific obligations regarding the transition to a model of sustainable development, the principles, objectives and methods of work agreed in the EU. Thus, annually Romania report to the European Commission, a part of indicators, integrated into the European system of sustainable development. The information provided through sustainability indicators make possible the identification of restrictions and disruptions and based measures to complement and resizing programs of transition's actions.