So far, RNDR has 530 members and 81 action groups selected by the ministry last year. Framers, NGOs and other entities involved in developing the business environment in rural areas may join the network.
The implementation of the project has been outsourced by the ministry to Spanish firm Innovacion y Desarrollo Local SL-IDEL, which will manage the project’s counsel department.
The ministry and the firm signed a four-year frame agreement worth 108 million lei (about EUR24.7 million). The agreement includes subsequent contracts to be signed yearly. The subsequent contract for 2012 is worth RON24 million.
Local business development strategies are financed with EU funds. (EUR1=RON4.3672)