I read something about Gypsies being oppressed in Romania, that's the most untrue story.
About joining EU : I think Romania isn't prepared yet.
agriculture : ha ! like in medieval age => 2-3 millions unemployed, at least
industry : low quality, low-tech => 1 million unemployed, at least
services : the most compatible with EU standards, but many of low quality and only at the begining. however, this sector will boom by joining the EU.
and also : corruption ! with EU money, the "cancer" planned to build 1 billion euro dam, somewhere in mountains !! or a 3.8 billion euro highway (10% of GDP)
... of course, in less corrupt countries these would be 2-3 times cheaper !
Joining EU will be a disaster, not for democracy, not for justice, but for the people. A more realistic date would be 2015.