TRENDS REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATIVETERRITORIAL REORGANIZATION OF ROMANIA PART II - THE HYPOTHESIS OF MAINTAINING A SINGLE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Abstract

Currently, the administrative-territorial delimitation of Romania is based on two levels: the communes and cities that make up the basic level and the counties corresponding to the intermediate level. Starting from 1999, the regional level was also created, which is not an administrative level, but only a way of functional organization to respond to some requirements of the regional policy of the European Union. With regard to the administrative-territorial organization of Romania, in the two parts of this study we proposed to dwell on the theories that were formulated regarding the administrative-territorial reorganization. We conclude that there is no ideal model to follow in terms of administrative territorial reorganization, following that each country, depending on the economic, social, political and geographical specifics, will establish its own criterion of administrative-territorial organization, in such a way that it responds to the demands generated by their own development needs and aiming to eliminate economic disparities and achieve territorial and social cohesion.

Keywords

• administrative-territorial reorganization
• local autonomy
• intermediate level
• regions
• county
• merge