The academic literature suggests that the European integration process enhances the\r\ndevelopment of the economic environment in the case of the candidate countries. The banking\r\nsector represents, especially in the case of the new EU member countries, the backbone of the\r\neconomy, as it is the main channel through which the economic undertakings are financed.\r\nThus, in this context, the aim of our research is to analyse if the ascension to EU membership\r\nand the preparation for the adoption of the European single currency, in the case of Bulgaria\r\nand Romania, the two countries that have joined the EU in 2007, have determined an\r\nenhancement of the overall estimated efficiency of their banking sectors. In order to achieve\r\nthis we have employed a non-parametric analysis, namely the Data Envelopment Analysis,\r\nusing one of the most comprehensive samples of banks for this type of researches. The obtained\r\nresults suggest that during the analysed period of time 2003-2010, the overall estimated\r\nbanking efficiency for these countries has registered a slight improvement
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