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Topic 06 · Fragmented infrastructure

Are different authorities building the same road twice?

Road and utility projects planned separately by neighbouring authorities, without coordination, and what that means for the final cost.

Analyses

5 min · updated 15 October 2026Only 55% of Romanians are connected to a sewer network with secondary water treatment; the EU average is 81%Romania has narrowed the gap over the last ten years, but remains among the three weakest member states, 25 percentage points behind the Union average.