Romanian deputies pass integrity bill replacing detailed asset declarations with value brackets

Parliamentary vote and legislative shift

The Chamber of Deputies in Romania voted on 24 August 2026 to adopt amendments to the National Integrity Agency (ANI) law, altering how public officials report their assets and financial interests. The draft legislation passed the lower chamber with 183 votes in favor, 84 against, and 3 abstentions out of 270 cast ballots. Because the Chamber of Deputies is the first chamber consulted on the measure, the bill now proceeds to the Senate for a final decision. The revised legislation introduces a new standardized document titled the public sheet on interests relevant to the exercise of public office, which replaces the comprehensive asset declaration previously made available to the public.

New disclosure limits and asset thresholds

Under the approved framework, citizens will no longer have access to exact addresses, land surface areas, or individual values of assets owned by public officials. Real estate will be divided into three categories based on acquisition method: purchase and construction, donations and inheritances, and court rulings. Officials will select value tiers ranging from 1 to 50,000 euros up to amounts exceeding 1,000,000 euros. Similar cumulative brackets apply to vehicles, agricultural machinery, and valuable goods exceeding 5,000 euros, omitting vehicle makes, models, and manufacturing years.

Corporate shareholdings will no longer show exact values, disclosing only brackets of 5% to 20%, 20% to 50%, or above 50%. Annual earnings from salaries, rent, and dividends will only show the income source category rather than the specific amounts collected during the previous fiscal year. In addition, the legislation removes the requirement for spouses and partners of public officials to file asset and interest declarations. The National Integrity Agency will generate the public interest sheets through its e-DAI platform and publish them online within 60 days of submission.

Constitutional Court ruling and recovery funds

The parliamentary debate in the joint Legal and Constitutional committees lasted over three hours before reaching the plenary floor. The legislative changes were drafted to align with a ruling issued by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on 17 August 2026. The court determined that publishing declarations reproducing almost all details from asset and interest filings went beyond the legitimate purpose of public integrity measures.

We are trying to save the transparency that was guillotined by the CCR. The press has repeatedly managed to expose serious irregularities starting precisely from asset declarations. An integrity law without transparency is not an integrity law.

Opposition lawmakers from the Save Romania Union (USR) sponsored the interest sheet amendment as a compromise to preserve public oversight while meeting constitutional requirements. Alexandru Dimitriu, a USR deputy, argued during committee proceedings that public interest lies in tracking year-over-year net changes rather than itemized belongings. Lawmakers faced pressure to pass the integrity reform to prevent the potential loss of 770 million euros allocated under the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility (PNRR).