THE DYNAMICS OF THE ROMANIAN ENERGY MINING INDUSTRY IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Abstract

The study presents aspects regarding the evolution of the coal industry inRomania in the conditions of alignment with the convergence factors stipulated by the decisionmakersof the community space. In the last century, the Romanian mining industry has witnessed astrong development. The intensification of exploitation activities has intensified considerably ascoal demand has been on the rise from one period to the next. Thus, the European directives imposethe need to optimize the production costs in the coal industry on the basis of competitiveness in theconditions of obtaining alternative electricity at a lower cost than the one obtained through thecombustion of coal.