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Topic 03 · Institutional duplication

How many institutions actually do the same thing?

Agencies, authorities and commissions with overlapping remits in areas such as food control, the environment or labour inspection. We map who does what and what the parallel structures cost.

Analyses

5 min · updated 15 October 2026Three authorities, three full leaderships, three separate administrative apparatusesASF, ANCOM and ANRE regulate different sectors but have the same structure: each with its own president, two vice-presidents and full support services, funded entirely from outside the state budget.

Documented proposals

National institution2025
Government of Romania
A 10–30% cut in posts at the autonomous administrative authorities
A bill initiated by the Government became, in October 2025, Law no. 145/2025: a 10% cut in specialist posts and a 30% cut in support-service posts at ANRE, ASF and ANCOM, plus a 30% cut in management allowances from 2026.
Institutional duplication
Implemented