The Romanian population’s level of trust in non-governmental organisations remains around 50%, amid successive social crises, increased polarisation, and widespread distrust in institutions. At the same time, although overall distrust in NGOs has remained relatively stable between 2010 and 2025, it has become more intense. The proportion of respondents who say they “have no confidence at all” doubled between 2016 and 2025, from 14% to 27%, according to The Barometer of Opinions on Civil Society