The paper „PERCEPTION OF THE LIFE QUALITY IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ROMANIA" analyses the transition of the rural communities, from the nationalized-centralized economy, to the market economy, by specific phenomen appeared in agriculture and rural development, with economic and social implications. These were approached from the perspective of the evolution of the integrated and sustainable rural development concepts compared to the elements of sustainability and compliance with the natural environmental factors, developed under the European Union and national financing programs, that determined the simultaneous benchmark of the development and integration programs. A special attention is given to the impact that the rural development programs have on the general development of the county. In this regard some aspects of best practices, the study of the development processes and their compliance with the European Union, national, euro regional, regional policies projections, as well the dynamics and influence of the mutations in the rural area were highlighted.