PM: Romania wants to become full-fledged OECD member

Romania wants to become a full-fledged member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to Romanian officials, Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlățean.

The message has been sent to – and received by –the OECD secretary general William Danvers, who was on a visit to Romania for the launch of a competition assessment project backed by the OECD.

Romania officially submitted its candidacy to the OECD in 2004, and re-submitted it in 2012. The country is currently invited as associate, member or guest to take part in the activity of over 20 OECD committees.

The OECD has 34 members, 22 of which from Europe, all developed countries which cover over 70% of the global production and trade, and 90% of the foreign direct investments worldwide. The latest admitted to the OECD were Israel, Slovenia, Estonia, and Chile in 2010.