The state of democracy improved in Romania in 2006, as democratic standards were shows NGO Freedom House in its yearly ‘Nations in Transit’ report published yesterday.
Romania, which joined the European Union on January 1, 2007, made progress in 2006, especially due to its efforts to meet EU-accession requirements.
Thus, Romania improved its ‘democracy index’ from 3.39 in 2005 to 3.29 in 2006, with positive evolutions in matters of freedom of the press, justice and the anti-corruption effort.
The author of the Romanian section in the Freedom House report is Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, the President of the Romanian Academic Society.
You may read the entire report on Romania in English, as well as consult a chart indicating each country’s rating here.