The Bucharest development region is a development region in Romania, encompassing the national capital, Bucharest, as well as the surrounding Ilfov county. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union. It is also used as an entity in regional statistical analysis at European Union NUTS-II level. Map of development regions The development regions of Romania refer to the regional divisions created in Romania in 1998 in order to better co-ordinate regional development as Romania progressed towards accession to the European Union. ... Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅŸti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ... Categories: Counties of Romania | Stub | Ilfov | Bucharest ...