The European Commission said Romania has taken effective measures to address its excessive budget deficit, concluding that no further steps are currently required under the European Union’s Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP).  The assessment was included in the EC’s 2026 European Semester Spring Package, adopted on June 3. The Commission reached similar conclusions for Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Slovakia. “Romania has taken effective action” to correct its excessive deficit, the Commission stated, adding that “no further action is therefore necessary under the excessive deficit procedure at this stage”.