| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S1100S267S367S433S533 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 100 (adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025)
No dedicated SE strategy exists; the most advanced adopted instrument is the National Employment Strategy 2021-2027 with its action plan (GD 558/2021, Official Journal 559 bis), which has an action direction on the social economy and runs to 2027: 'adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 67 (SE chapter or pillar with measures in an adopted broader strategy, or dedicated regional strategies only)
The employment strategy's action plan contains a social economy action direction with measures (the social inclusion strategy 2022-2027 also lists SE measures): 'SE chapter or pillar with measures in an adopted broader national strategy'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 67 (measures with named responsible bodies)
The action plan sets measures with responsible institutions and indicators; costed budgets per SE measure were not verified (document not opened): 'measures with named responsible bodies'. · source 1 · low confidence - S4 · Monitoring: 33 (monitoring foreseen in the text)
The strategy provides for monitoring and reporting, but no monitoring body output or progress report on the SE measures was found: 'monitoring foreseen in the text'. · source 1 · low confidence - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 33 (public consultation only, or a general statement that stakeholders took part)
Only the standard public consultation on the draft government decision is documented: 'public consultation only'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I167I2100I367I467 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 67 (a ministry named responsible in a law, decree, adopted strategy or its statutory functions, within a broader unit)
Law 219/2015 on the social economy makes the Ministry of Labour responsible for SE policy, with county employment agencies certifying social enterprises; a dedicated SE directorate was not verified: 'a ministry named as responsible in a law ... within a broader unit'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
Law 219/2015 covers the social economy broadly (cooperatives, associations, foundations, mutual aid houses, companies with social aims): 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 67 (set up)
The National Commission for Social Economy foreseen by Law 219/2015 was established in 2024 (8 members); a dated 2024-2025 meeting record was not found: 'set up'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 67 (a standing mechanism, or a one-off coordination body)
The Commission includes representatives of public institutions alongside SE representatives; no separate inter-ministerial mechanism or 2024-2025 meeting was found: 'a standing mechanism in place'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P167P20P30P40 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 67 (contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops, WISE, disadvantaged workers; Directive 2014/24 Art. 20) or preferences for cooperatives/SMEs that include SE)
Law 98/2016 Art. 56 lets the contracting authority reserve participation 'doar unităţilor protejate' and to social insertion enterprises under Law 219/2015; no article reserves Annex 2 health, social or cultural services to public-service-mission organisations (Art. 77 not transposed): 'contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops, WISE ...)'. Copy of the law as published (MO 390/2016) on a legal portal, hence medium. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 0 (none)
No national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan was found; the provisions are described as poorly implemented: 'none'. · source 1 · low confidence - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
No data or reported cases on reserved contracts or social clauses were found: 'none'. · source 1 · low confidence - P4 · Capacity support: 0 (none)
No government training or helpdesk on social clauses or reserved contracts was found: 'none'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
Law 219/2015 (amended 2022) defines the social economy, social enterprises and social insertion enterprises: 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
The law's principles and certification conditions combine a social aim, democratic control by members, and allocation of at least 90% of profit to social purposes with an asset lock on dissolution: 'all three'. · source 1
| 100.0 |
Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 3 of 3Law 219/2015 on the Social Economy (amended by GEO 33/2022, approved by Law 240/2022) · sources 1 2 3 4L1100L2100L3100L4100L5100 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 100 (all adopted, or none required)
Methodological norms approved by HG 585/2016 (art. 34(1)), amended since (law_input names HG 876/2022 and HG 128/2023; not re-verified); register procedure by MMSS Order 2034 of 13 Oct 2016, amended by Order 1905 of 28 Sep 2022 (art. 28). The joint orders under arts 13(2)(b) and 21(4) were not checked. - L4 · Status or register: 100 (operating, entities recognised)
Registrul unic de evidență a întreprinderilor sociale (RUEIS), administered by ANOFM (art. 27): 8,474 entities attested by 31 Dec 2025, 6,544 with valid attestations; 5,538 attestations issued in 2025; 247 WISE (ISI) social marks issued in total, 43 valid at year-end per the report annex (ANOFM 2025 activity report). - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 100 (set up)
Comisia națională pentru economie socială (art. 26; 14 members; advisory) officially established in September 2024; 2025 meetings not documented. Social economy compartments at the Ministry of Labour, ANOFM and county agencies (arts 23-24) operate.
| 100.0 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E467E5100 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
Business support (training, incubation, coaching) reaches SEs only through ESF/ESF+ projects of grant administrators under start-up calls; there is no government support programme or network: 'project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead)'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
Start-up support for social enterprises is delivered by grant administrators per development region under PEO Priority 4 'Antreprenoriat și economie socială' calls, e.g. the Romanian Red Cross project 'Urban Acces' for Sud-Muntenia and Sud-Vest Oltenia (Aug 2024-Jan 2027), with no national network of centres: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Financed from ESF/ESF+: 'mainly donor or EU funded'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
Start-up support projects ran under successive ESF programmes, with gaps between programming periods; continuous operation of one scheme for five years to 2025 was not verified: 'two to four years'. · source 1 · low confidence - E5 · Range of services: 100 (three or more)
The PEO start-up scheme offers entrepreneurship training, a business-plan competition with sub-grants of up to EUR 100,000 per social enterprise (finance), 'servicii personalizate de consiliere' including identifying sales markets (market access) and 'sprijin si asistență pentru parcurgerea procedurilor legale de infiintare' (registration): 'three or more'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F1100F2100F3100F467 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 100 (a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget)
ESF+ programmes (PEO, PoIDS) contain dedicated social economy measures; SE start-up calls total about EUR 616.3m for 211 projects: 'a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 100 (recurring dedicated calls, or an EU-funded financial instrument for SE)
Recurring SE start-up calls (PEO, PoIDS, Just Transition, ITI Danube Delta) and an ESF+-backed guarantee and subsidised-interest scheme for social enterprises through FNGCIMM (about EUR 99.41m): 'recurring dedicated calls, or an EU-funded financial instrument for SE'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 100 (managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy)
The calls are run by national managing authorities and the labour ministry under Law 219/2015: 'managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 67 (number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported)
The number of funded projects (211) and allocation are reported (civil-society barometer); no official monitoring dataset on SE beneficiaries was found: 'number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported'. · source 1
| 91.7 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N133N20N30N40 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 33 (only general SME/employment programmes open to SE)
No state-budget line dedicated to SE was found: the de minimis scheme for social enterprises (Order 5413/2025, guarantees plus grants, EUR 96.2m, FNGCIMM) is financed under the Education and Employment Programme from ESF+ with national co-financing (5.1.1); ANOFM's 2025 press release lists only free attestation and registration, and its 2025 activity report no state funding: 'only general SME/employment programmes open to SE'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 0 (none)
N1 is 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 0 (none)
N1 is 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 0 (no evidence)
N1 is 33: 'no evidence, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1
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