Project management an useful tool for the European integration

The concept of project management earns, since 1990, more and more adepts due to the fact that it has proved to be a useful tool in handling socio-economic challenges. The training on project management and the certification of the professionals knows a very fast development in our country. The EU uses the project management as a way of solving the pre-accession preparation and also to integrate the state members into the matrix of Union. Romania is ending the pre-accession period with no impressive results in getting EU project funds. This is why one of the important concerns of the business environment and public administration is the projects management and, most of all, acquiring the knowledge of this new concept. The questions we are focusing on this paper are: Are we prepared to do structural funds project proposals? and What else do we need? The paper will analyze also the advantages and disadvantages of using project management as a managerial approach on solving companies and/or public administration institutions problems. Also it is very important to know the criteria needed for performance in project proposals. The Romanian government programs regarding project management for the R&D will be presented as a form of education and potential integration tool in EU projects framework. On the other hand, we shall show the steps to be taken for developing skills in project management for public servants and business people as well.