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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

post-ascension, homelessness, humanitarians, Bucharest, Romania

College

Humanities

Department

English

Abstract

As Romania recovers from the problems created by Communist rule, their economy is in a major upswing having joined the European Union in January 2007, unemployment among the middle class at a low 6.1% with a GDP continuing to stay above 4%. Over 25% of the population is reported as living below the poverty line while 27.4% of the population lives in the highest income bracket. These most recent numbers begin to show signs of an emergence of a middle class. Literacy among this middle class is estimated as 97.3% of the population being classified as literate. All of which are positive indicators of strong, rapid growth for Romania that merit a vote of confidence from the EU. In his post-admission address to Romania Rehn enforced that Romania was accepted on her own merits and she must continue to move forward by the same methods of hard work and discipline. In other words, the EU is not going to Romania’s dirty work for her, nor is membership in the EU to be considered, in any way, a “free ride”.

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