. knowing the risks and threats, in all aspects – sources, ways of expression, means and techniques – developing the anticipation capacity, based on knowledge and education, is fundamental. To this end, developing appropriate systems for the early spotting of dangers, risks and threats, with a view to preventing their occurrence, through a combined use of military means and civil instruments, is mandatory;  Allocating resources through an integrated, continuous, multi‐annual and rigorous planning process, able to respond both to new inter‐ institutional planning demands, at a national level, and to rigors of principles of multi‐annual budget planning habitual to NATO and the EU. 4.2. Lines of action and main ways to ensure national security 4.2.1. The defense dimension 72. Romania must concentrate strategic efforts for the defense and the security of its citizens and of the national territory, as well as for granting support to allied and partner states, in accordance with commitments made under international treaties. To this end, developing the capacity to respond to new security environment challenges, and preparing the population and territory for defense are necessary actions. 73. Lines of action aim at:  consolidating the national defense capacity, which includes the efficient use of NATO mechanisms;  continuing the transformation, modernization and procurement of Romania’s armed forces, by allotting at least 2% of the GDP to the Defense budget, yearly, for 10 years time, as of 2017;  developing the capacities required to respond in case of asymmetric and hybrid threats;  deepening the security dimension of the Strategic Partnership with the US, by consolidating military cooperation, including the national territory and the Black Sea region;  reaching performance standards needed to achieve interoperability with armies of other member states and bringing in line legal and normative provisions regulating the training and instruction of armed forces;  adapting the security industry to the armed forces’ equipment requirements and to the competitive environment;  developing cooperation in the field of security industry with states of the Euro‐Atlantic space, by capitalizing on multinational cooperation opportunities, amid NATO and EU initiatives; 18

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