Romanian rural market, between the opportunities and limits of European Union market requirements Prof. Univ. Dr. Dumitru Patriche – Academia de Studii Economice Bucureşti Abstract: The creation of the Single Market of the European Union has been one of the processes that have energized economies of Western countries. Starting the process, particularly such as the emergence of this market has generated a more efficient allocation of factors of production and a stronger competitive climate, causing both phenomena, in turn, a substantial improvement in economic performance in the space of community concerned. Key words: rural market, single market, economic perfomance JEL Code: O18, Q13