%0 Journal Article %T Sustainable development of the Romanian rural areas within the present European context %A Albu %A R. G. %A Nicolau %A L. C. %J Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series V : Economic Sciences %D 2011 %I Transilvania University Press %X The present concept of rural sustainable development is based on the European model and implies a multifunctional agriculture. The LEADER programme (a part of NRDP) represents an approach that offers new development opportunities for the rural areas. The rural development objectives can be fulfilled both by the locally available financing, and by accessing national and European non-refundable financing, on the basis of real projects. %K Sustainable development %K Rural areas %K European financing %K LEADER+ programme %U http://webbut.unitbv.ro/BU2011/Series%20V/BULETIN%20V%20PDF/19%20albu%20nicolau%201%20BUT%202011.pdf