Annex ROMANIA Stakeholders relevant to energy-related policies in Romania and their compliance with the EU legislative framework are members of the relevant European Parliament committees (Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and Commit­tee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) and a representative of the Romanian Energy Regulatory Au­thority(ANRE). The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Busi­ness Environment and a local energy agency(ALEA) are also recognised as relevant stakeholders for energy transition matters in Romania. In summary: a total of 17 stakeholders/institutions were contacted. In particular: – 9 stakeholders from the non-governmental sector – 5 participated in interviews – 2 stakeholders from the governmental sector – nobody participated in the interviews – 2 stakeholders from the public sector(local energy agency and regulator) – nobody participated in the in­terviews – 3 members of the European Parliament – nobody par­ticipated in the interviews. – 1 stakeholder from a trade union– nobody participated in the interviews. – No stakeholders from academia or the political opposi­tion were contacted. – Overall, 5 stakeholders participated in the interview; all of them were from the NGO sector. No. Sector 1. Public sector 2. NGO 3. MEP Organisation ALEA local energy agency Bankwatch Romania Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Function in the Organisation Director Energy coordinator Deputy 4. MEP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy President 5. MEP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Member 6. NGO Energy Policy Group Director 7. NGO Asociatia ARIN 8. NGO New Strategy Center 9. NGO Romania Green Building Council Transilvania CEO Chapter 10. NGO Orase Energie Romania Director of development 11. NGO Energy NGO 12. Governmental sector Development Ministry 13. NGO Prietenii Pamantului(Earth Friends) 14. NGO CIVITAS 15. Governmental sector Ministry for Economy, Energy and Business Environment 16. Public sector ANRE – Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority 17. Trade union CNSLR-Fratia National Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Romania Participated in the interviews No No No response No response No response Yes Yes No Yes No response No response No response Yes No response No response No response No response 85