STUDY REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE RISK AND STIMULATING FACTORS OF ROMANIA'S INTEGRATION IN THE MONETARY UNION

This paper research of the risk and stimulating factors of the Romanian economy after the accession to the European Union, as a consequence of the efforts to accomplish the criteria of real and nominal convergence, imposed by the participation in the Economic and Monetary Union. The analysis elements of our research will be concerned with the approach of the following problems: Romania's preparation for the accession to the Monetary Union; the conditions which have to be fulfilled, so that Romania could be part of the Monetary Union with minimum risks; what can we learn and apply from the experience of the 15 Member States of the Economic Union and of the Monetary Union so that we can efficiently use the opportunities which appear in the new economic conditions created by Romania as a Member State of the European Union.