摘要:We hear more often talking about a "project society" within the meaning of society thatare frequently used to carry out projects and programs, to perform unique processes of mediumand high complexity; the necessity for a culture project to pass through the Romanian societyfrom the central and local public institutions, the private sector, to small communities. It is thesociety we live in and the realities we face.This article, besides being a current analysis of data on how available funds sonecessary to Romania have been accessed and used by beneficiaries, creates a premise for afuture study which aims to analyze the difficulties faced by beneficiaries in the management ofprojects in the Central Region.The article is an analysis of operational programs in order to identify the degree ofaccess and the status of European funds absorption until the 30th of September 2011.Operational programs are analyzed both in terms of projects submitted, approved andcontracted, and also in terms of amounts incurred and paid to beneficiaries. The purpose of thisarticle is to measure performance in project management practice by analyzing the resultsobtained by Romania in accessing European funds.