DECISION No. 583 validating National Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2016-2020, the sets of performance indicators, the risks associated with the objectives and measures in the Strategy and the sources of verification, the inventory of institutional transparency and corruption prevention measures, evaluation indicators, as well as the standards for publishing information of public interest.

National Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2016-2020 is a nationwide multi-sectoral policy document aimed at prevention, action on deep causes and not only on the easily identifiable effects, more education, including legal, and, last but not least, reparation caused by committing crimes. National Anti - Corruption Strategy is the basic instrument encouraging the prioritization of preventive measures adopted by the public administration, both at national level and locally. Concrete corruption prevention projects within ministries, some funded by EU funds and non-governmental organizations will continue to make a useful contribution to the fight against corruption within the administration. The goal of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy is to promote integrity through the rigorous application of the regulatory framework and institutional infrastructure in order to prevent corruption in Romania. The document has a multidisciplinary character and is addressed to all public institutions representing executive, legislative and judicial powers, local public authorities, business and civil society.
The major benefit of this Strategy has been the emphasis on implementation of integrity standards. Stability of the anti-corruption legislative and institutional framework, manifested inclusive in the form of the allocation of budgetary and human resources to the specialized anti-corruption authorities (General Directorate of Anticorruption (DNA), National Agency of Civil Servants (ANI), University diplomas and certificates (DGA), helps to explain their increased efficiency of the aforesaid authorities, especially in the field of combating corruption, rewarded by the growing confidence of citizens in anti-corruption institutions. Promoting the policy of criminal proceedings to encourage the recovery of revenue from the commission of crimes led to the introduction of legislation on capitalization of assets seized and extended confiscation, along with a significant increase in indicators registered by prosecutors and courts in the order of measures related to unavailability and confiscation. Prevention information system has been set up for prevention and identification of potential conflicts of interest.
The priorities in countering corruption shall include: (a) education in the field of anti-corruption; (b) prevention of corruption in the field of environment; (c) management of claims arising from criminal offenses, in particular during the administration of property seized and capitalization of confiscated property; and (d) strengthening integrity in the business environment, including public enterprises, especially through development and application of the company's code of ethics, the establishment of mechanisms for the protection of whistleblowers in the public interest.
Anti-Corruption Strategy shall be based on the following principles: (a) the priority of public interest; (b) the rule of law; (c) liability; (d) responsible risk management; (e) proportionality in the development and implementation of anti-corruption procedures; (f) preventing the commission of acts of corruption; (g) effectiveness in the fight against corruption; (h) cooperation and coherence; (i) public-private partnership; and (j) unrestricted access to information of public interest and decisional transparency.