Refugee Policy in Romania

Abstract

The research explores Romanian refugee policy in the context of global displacement, European asylum governance and changing demographics; the study examines the balance of Romanian policies between humanitarian commitments with institutional capability, financial limits and long-term integration issues amid 2015–2016 European refugee crisis and contemporary arrival of Ukrainian migrants. Romania possessed a distinctive position within the broader European context as historically Romania is open to migration; balancing humanitarian responsibilities with institutional and capacity limits while aligning refugee administration with international and Europe Union (EU) standards.