COMMUNITY-LED LOCAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FRAME OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2007-2013 IN ROMANIA

The first consistent support framework allowing the use of specific Community-Led Local Development approaches and tools was represented by the first Rural Development Programme of Romania as member state of the EU. The Axis 4 LEADER of the programme created the premises for the aggregation of the public-private partnerships and the participatory development of their future Local Development Strategies. The delayed start and the unprepared rural actors proved a high learning and adjusting capacity reflected by the success of the implementation of contracted projects. The levels as expressed by totals of number and values of the projects are analysed in-depth searching indications of determined development directions. The findings underline the readiness and willingness of the rural actors supported by high levels of private contribution in co-financing specific investment projects.