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 European Integration and globalization. The external factor – a solution for the post-adherence Romanian strategy Florin Ioan Erhan A.S.E. Bucure?ti, Secretary – Executive Board A.G.E.R. Summary – 1. Part I. Globalization – analysis and current disputes. The European Union as a model of globalization – 2. Part two: Romania – regional, local and distinguishing interdependences – 3. Epilogue: Romania and the question answering Abstract The globalization of the last two decades brought about the broad awareness of the economic power and the transforming valances of the trans and multinational corporations, the major role of the Direct Foreign Investments in the the evolution of the national economies, of the delocalised fluxes of capital and of labour force migration. This study wants to note some aspects concerning the potential role of the multinationals upon the Romanian economy, the pro and con effects of their presence in the local, national areas. Not exaggerating the potential negative effects, it nevertheless has to be mentioned that globalization did not reduce poverty and did not stabilise the economy of any of the developing or transitioning countries. Additionally, it can be clearly demonstrated that the market fanaticism, i.e. the doctrine promoted by all means – sometimes even through constraints – by the International Monetary Fund aiming at the fact that markets would lead spontaneously to economic efficiency, was deeply vitiated, as Joseph Stiglitz warned. Considering such assumptions, what should be the Romanian reaction to the post- adherence provocations? Key-words: globalization, C.T.N., global leadership, I.S.D., national strategy 1 – Part I. Globalization – analysis and current disputes. The European Union as a model of globalization. The last decade of the university and academic world has seen as a duty of honour to focus on the analysis and prediction regarding the phenomenon of global transformations known as globalisation. But it is