Newsletter of the Delegation EU to Moldova

1. 08 February 2013
RENEWABLE ENERGY HEATS OUR HOUSES, NOT THE PLANET
CHISINAU, 14 January. “Renewable energy heats our houses, not the
planet” this is the message promoted by the boys from FurioSnails in a
commercial produced by Energy and Biomass Project in Moldova. The
video represents a concert of the boys from FurioSnails where all their
musical instruments are powered by solar energy. It was the first time
when the equipment of a band from Moldova was powered by renewable
energy.
“We care about our environment. We want to keep it clean”. “Today our equip-
ment is powered by solar batteries”. ”This park is illuminated at night due to
wind energy”. “And to protect the environment in our country people can heat
their homes with briquettes and pellets”, these are the lines spoken by boys
from FurioSnails. The video spot can be found on the bellow link: www.bio-
masa.aee.md/video-en.
All videos which are part of the communication campaign on pro-renewable energy, produced by Energy and Biomass Project could
be found on the website: www.biomasa.aee.md.
Contact person: Ina Prisacaru-Zglavuta, ina.zglavuta@undp.org or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu
NEW EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED
In Republic of Moldova was lunched a new EU funded Project in
Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Testing an
Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communi-
ties. The timeframe of the project is 36 months with a total budget of 2.5
million Euros.
NEXUS Moldova is a prototype of an integrated and durable migration servi-
ces provider. It offers practical solutions to help Moldovan migrants/diaspora
achieve their migration goals through a platform that enables conversation
and builds community. NEXUS directly supports the personal, social and eco-
nomic development opportunities of migration.
NEXUS Moldova is implemented by a project consortium led by IASCI, and is funded by the European Union (Thematic Programme
of cooperation with third countries in the areas of Migration and Asylum) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation (TBC).
To learn how to become a partner contact: Nicolaas de Zwager, nicolaas.dezwager@iasci.info; Contact person: Andrei Vrabie, Andrei.
VRABIE@eeas.europa.eu. To join the group of beta-testers visit: www.nexus-net.md
A DIALOGUE WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON DECENT WORK FOR YOUTH IN MOLDOVA HAS BEEN INITIATED
In the framework of the Project “Improving the social-economic situation
of young people in Moldova by empowering Moldovan youth and
Moldovan civil society” four stakeholders’ consultancy sessions have
been organized in January 2013 – one in each of the regions targeted
by the Project (Ungheni, Calarasi, Falesti and Causeni). The main aim of
these sessions was to elaborate on the youth profile for the Republic of
Moldova.
The information collected within the stakeholders’ consultancy sessions will
allow the project team to identify the social-economic actors and media which
should be more actively involved in the dissemination of the information
on Decent Work and social-economic rights for youth, so that the project
properly responds to the information needs of the youth and social-economic
actors in Moldova.
A permanent stakeholders’ consultancy mechanism will be developed within the project by establishing a national Steering
Committee and 4 Project Advisory Committees in each of the 4 project pilot regions.
Contact person: Ludmila Gurau, ludmila.muncadecenta@gmail.com or Cornel Riscanu, Cornel.RISCANU@eeas.europa.eu

2. 08 February 2013
IN 2013, ENERGY AND BIOMASS PROJECT WILL COVER THE ENTIRE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF
MOLDOVA
In 2013, Energy and Biomass Project will be present in all regions of the
Republic of Moldova. This year, Moldova Energy and Biomass Project,
funded by the European Union, will be launched in 12 new districts, thus
covering the entire country. This week, the project will be launched in the
districts of Straseni, Taraclia, Causeni, Calarasi, Nisporeni and Ialoveni.
A project’s team visits each district and, during public meetings, presents
in detail the Energy and Biomass Project and the conditions to be met by
villages willing to heat their public institutions with renewable energy. Mayors,
agricultural entrepreneurs, directors of public institutions from all villages of
the district are invited to participate in these meetings.
Interested communities from districts mentioned above shall submit
Expressions of Interest to the Energy and Biomass Project by 30 January
2013. “Communities willing to install biomass heating systems shall undergo four stages of selection: (1) evaluation of expressions
of interest, (2) assessment of project proposals, (3) energy performance of the buildings, (4) final evaluation and approval of projects
for investments”, Alexandru Ursul, Energy and Biomass Project Manager, said. Selection criteria is available on Energy and Biomass
Project’s website: http://biomasa.aee.md/selection-criteria-ro/
Contact person: Ina Prisacaru-Zglavuta, ina.zglavuta@undp.org or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu
EUBAM LAUNCHED “MY EUROPE” DRAWING COMPETITION
CHISINAU, 22 January. In the framework of the annual Europe Day
celebrations, the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova
and Ukraine (EUBAM) is pleased to announce “My Europe” drawing
competition for children from the Republic Moldova, Odessa and Odessa
region, Ukraine, aged between 8 and 16 years.
All artworks should be developed with the following themes in mind:
“European fairy tale”, “The future of Europe” or “European values”.
Terms and conditions of the drawing competition are available bellow
http://www.eubam.org/en/press/news/1613
Contact person: Cristina Turcan, email: christina.turcan@eubam.org
AT EUBAM HEADQUARTERS IN ODESSA, UKRAINE WERE ASSESSED THE RESULTS OF THE JOINT BORDER
CONTROL OPERATION (JBCO) PODOLIA
ODESSA, Ukraine, 23 January. At EUBAM headquarters in Odessa,
representatives from Interpol, Europol, and EUBAM’s partner services
in Moldova and Ukraine assessed the results of the Joint Border Control
Operation (JBCO) PODOLIA that was carried out at key locations on the
common Ukrainian-Moldovan border during autumn 2012.
Aimed at increasing the effectiveness of border and customs control,
preventing and combating trans-border crimes, and enhancing inter-agency
and international cooperation, PODOLIA is the 10th JBCO to have been
coordinated by EUBAM together with its partners in Moldova and Ukraine,
international organisations and law enforcement authorities of EU Member
States.
The operation was supported by the National Coordination Bureau of Interpol
in Kiev, Europol, SELEC, WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office Eastern and Central Europe (RILO/ECE), BLKA (Bavarian Police),
Frontex and several EU Member State border and customs authorities such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as
liaison officers from Poland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. JBCO PODOLIA has obviously achieved its goals and proved to be an
effective operational technique worth to pursue.
More details at http://www.eubam.org/en/press/news/1614
Contact person: Cristina Turcan, email: christina.turcan@eubam.org

3. 08 February 2013
RELIABLE DATA ON EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE - MAXIMUM IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS’ FUNDS
The reliability and accessibility of external assistance information is a
topical issue in the context of transparency of the process of coordination
and use of the resources allocated to Moldova by its development
partners. In this context, the State Chancellery initiated a comprehensive
process of modernization of external assistance data storage platform.
During two weeks, our country is being visited by a mission of Development
Gateway, a company with experience in installing software regarding external
assistance in over 20 countries, including Moldova. The new platform for
storing and processing external assistance data will be called AMP (Aid
Management Program), and will replace the current platform, IDEA.
During the mission, experts had meetings with key ministries, development
partners, and with representatives of the National Participation Council.
In order to obtain a more diverse feedback, they also delivered a presentation in the framework of the traditional Open Seminar
organized by the EU project ‘Support to the State Chancellery – TTSIB’ on January 31.
Contact person: Iana Pustovaia, iana.pustovaia@gov.md or Andrei Vrabie, Andrei.VRABIE@ec.europa.eu
A NEW EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED ON SUPPORT OF THE DECENTRALIZATION OF SOCIAL
SERVICES
CHISINAU, 24 January - was launched the Project “Strengthening public-
private partnership for sustainable development of community services
for people with disabilities”. The EU Project has a budget of 273,436 Euro
and it supports the Program “Inclusive Community – Moldova”.
The project, being aimed to develop the social service Mobile Team in five
districts of the country – Sangerei, Falesti, Ungheni, Anenii Noi and Dubasari,
comprises actions designed to change the society’s approach towards people
with disabilities and to promote their human rights.
“This project is very important not so much because of the allocated budget,
but also because it indicates a new stage of cooperation in the social field
between European Union and Republic of Moldova. The project has a great
value also because it contributes to the creation of a public-private partnership,
which in turn will ensure a sustainable development of community services for people with disabilities”, mentioned Head of the EU
Delegation to Moldova, Dirk Schuebel at the launching event.
The Project is implemented by the Keystone Moldova Association in cooperation with Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family,
Open Society Foundations / Mental Health Initiatives and Soros-Moldova Foundation.
Contact person: Lina Malcoci, lmalcoci@keystonehumanservices.org or Cornel Riscanu, Cornel.RISCANU@eeas.europa.eu
EU FUNDED PROJECT CONTRIBUTED FOR AN ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OF CHISINAU
CHISINAU, 29 January. The Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova,
Dirk Schuebel and Mayor of Chisinau, Dorin Chirtoaca attended the
presentation of Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Chisinau (SEAP). The
document is a part of the Project “Increasing Energy Efficiency of Chisinau
and Sevastopol Municipalities based on existing positive experience”.
On this occasion, Dirk Schuebel, the EU Ambassador to Moldova expressed
his hope that Moldova will succeed to optimize the energy consumption,
considered the fact that Ukraine faced the same problem and managed to
achieve remarkable results. According to the opinion of the Head of EU
Delegation, the energy projects conducted here will help Moldova to reach
the European Standards.
The Chisinau Mayor, Dorin Chirtoaca stressed that the new document is an
ambitious plan for Moldova, but also the way forward towards energy efficiency, if proper results are wanted. “The plan provides a
20% reduction of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, increasing energy efficiency by 20% and also raising the energy consumption
produced from renewable resources to 20% by 2020. These are the objectives established by several thousand mayors of the European
Union”, Dorin Chirtoaca underlined.
More details: http://chisinau.md/libview.php?l=ro&idc=403&id=5011 Contact person: Daniela Frantujan, daniela.frantujan@gmail.
com or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu

4. 08 February 2013
A NEW TWINNING METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT PREPARED FOR BENEFICIARY ADMINISTRATIONS
The Moldovan central public authorities – present and future beneficiaries
of Twinning – will have a new Twinning methodological support, which is
now undergoing a wide consultative process.
The Guidelines include general definitions, project development and the
implementation process; tasks of the stakeholders, recommendations and a
series of annexes which facilitate the successful implementation of foreign
assistance projects.
“The most important role is that of the beneficiary administration should
actively participate in the project. For this, the administration should rightly
know how to transform ideas into achievements and also to know all the basic
rules of the process”, said the European Twinning expert Gintharas Makstutis.
In this context, it is necessary to develop a document which would facilitate
the beneficiary administration’s activity and to provide them a set of guiding principles.
The draft Guidelines have been consulted with State Chancellery officials, but also members of the Twinning Experts Group. They will
be finalized taking into account the comments submitted and disseminated in central public administration authorities.
Contact person: Iana Pustovaia, iana.pustovaia@gov.md or Andrei Vrabie, Andrei.VRABIE@ec.europa.eu
WITHIN EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS ORGANIZED AN EXPERT MISSION INTENDED TO INCREASE THE
CAPACITY OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY
CHISINAU, 31 January. Consumer Protection Agency held an expert
mission on increasing its capacity to ‘screen test’ consumer electrical and
toy products, organized within the EU Project “Support to the Consumer
Protection Agency”.
UK and Lithuanian safety experts met with the staff of the Agency and
discussed ways in which screen testing equipment is used in the EU to identify
products which may pose a serious risk to consumers. They also discussed
which equipment is most likely to be relevant for Moldova, according the
experience of Agency Inspectors.
Screen testing is a way of ensuring the efficient use of the Agency’s testing
budget. The intention is that the Agency will in future carry out such screen
tests to increase the safety of consumers, particularly vulnerable consumers.
Once products have been screen tested, those failing can be sent for further more rigorous testing at local accredited laboratories.
Contact person: Beth Baker Beth.baker@apc.gov.md, Viorica Sterbet,viorica.sterbet@apc.gov.md or Speranta Olaru, Speranta.OLA-
RU@eeas.europa.eu
EUBAM PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION MOVES TO CHISINAU
CHISINAU, 31 January. The European Union Border Assistance Mission
(EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine today opened its photography
exhibition, “Dogs: Service and Friendship”, at the Academy for Economic
Studies (ASEM) in Chisinau.
The exhibition will show off over 80 of the best entries for the “Dogs on
the Border” photography competition, for which EUBAM received over
300 submissions. EUBAM launched the exhibition in Odessa at the end of
November to mark its 7th anniversary, and after spending a couple of weeks
at the Odessa Literature Museum the exhibits are now crossing the border.
“Dogs are the best friends of those crossing the border. And they are the worst
enemies of criminals”, said Wicher Slagter, Head of the Political and Economic
Section of the European Union Delegation to Moldova, at the opening
ceremony.
More details at http://www.eubam.org/en/press/news/1618
Contact person: Cristina Turcan, email: christina.turcan@eubam.org

5. 08 February 2013
A NEW EUROPEAN PROJECT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORHEI AND TELENESTI
Business Consulting Institute is launching a new Project,
financially supported by the European Union “Promoting PPI as an
efficient mechanism for community empowerment and sustainable
local development”. The project, which will last until July 2014, aims to
strengthen sustainable development capacities of non-state actors and
local authorities in Orhei and Telenesti and the neighboring communities.
Civil servants and local councilors, representatives of civil society and private
sector will be involved in its activities, which will promote mechanisms of
cooperation among society and LPA and will empower communities to
participate to local development and have better access to improved services
and infrastructure. Local authorities will learn within this project to implement
development initiatives on a rights-based and gender responsive approach.
The mechanisms applied by the project are Community Driven Development (CDD) and Participatory Planning (budgeting) and
Implementing (PPI), which support local development of communities through their human capital.
For more details: www.bci.md
Contact person: Liviu Andriuta, landriuta@bci.md or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu
EVENT CALENDAR OF EU FUNDED PROJECTS FOR FEBRUARY 2013
8 FEBRUARY, 09:00, FLOWERS HOTEL CHISINAU
Promo-LEX Association and Association for Efficient and Accountable Governance organize a Launching event (round-table) of the
Project “Monitoring justice sector reform for increased Government’s accountability”.
Contact person: Olga Manole, e-mail: olga_manole@promolex.md
8 FEBRUARY, MOLSPF VENUE, 1 V. ALECSANDRI STR., 4TH FLOOR, CHISINAU
3rd Meeting of the Inter- Institutional Technical Committee of the “Addressing the negative effects of migration on minors and
families left behind” Project.
Contact person: Alisa Harlamova, e-mail: aharlamova@iom.int
10 FEBRUARY, BENDER
Mir Ravnih Vozmojnostei NGO training for physically disabled people to raise their motivation, under the Support to Confidence
Building Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
13 - 15 FEBRUARY, CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICES, CHISINAU
3-day training seminar held to train local specialist staff on the EU approach to the market surveillance of consumer products, under
the “Support to the Consumer Protection Agency” Project.
Contact persons: Beth Baker beth.baker@apc.gov.md or Viorica Sterbet viorica.sterbet@apc.gov.md
15 FEBRUARY, TARACLIA
Within the Energy and Biomass Project, is organised a Study visit for representatives of Taraclia local public authorities to public
institutions from Hincesti district heated with biomass based energy.
Contact person: Ina Prisacaru-Zglavuta, ina.zglavuta@undp.org

6. 08 February 2013
16-17 FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL
Independent Journalism Center training in blogging for school students, under the Support to Confidence Building Measures Pro-
gramme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
17 FEBRUARY, BENDER
Mir Ravnih Vozmojnostei NGO training for physically disabled people to raise their motivation, under the Support to Confidence
Building Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
19 FEBRUARY, 11:00 – 13:00, CHISINAU
First Steering Committee Meeting, State Chancellery, under the “Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Test-
ing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities” Project.
Contact person: Nicolaas de Zwager, nicolaas.dezwager@iasci.info
19 FEBRUARY, CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICES, CHISINAU
Meeting of the Market Surveillance Law Working Group, under the “Support to the ”Consumer Protection Agency” Project.
Contact persons: Beth Baker beth.baker@apc.gov.md or Viorica Sterbet viorica.sterbet@apc.gov.md
22 FEBRUARY, EDINET
First Edinets Region Advisory Board Meeting, Edinets Rayon Offices, under the ”Strengthening the Link between Migration and
Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities” Project.
Contact person: Nicolaas de Zwager, nicolaas.dezwager@iasci.info
25 FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL
irst Cahul Region Advisory Board Meeting, Cahul Rayon Offices, under the ”Strengthening the Link between Migration and Develop-
ment: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities” Project.
Contact person: Nicolaas de Zwager, nicolaas.dezwager@iasci.info
25 FEBRUARY, CAHUL
Apriori NGO, legal consultations for single parents, under the Support to Confidence Building Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
27 FEBRUARY, UNGHENI
First Ungheni Region Advisoryvsiroy Board Meeting, Ungheni Rayon Offices, under the ”Strengthening the Link between Migration
and Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities” Project.
Contact person: Nicolaas de Zwager, nicolaas.dezwager@iasci.info
FEBRUARY, BENDER
”Open Filed Vegetable Growing” Course for representatives of the agro-industrial complex, under the Support to Confidence Building
Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org

7. 08 February 2013
FEBRUARY, BENDER
Launch of the new course for beginner-entrepreneurs “Basics of Own Business Creation”, Bendery under the Support to Confidence
Building Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL
“Investments planning and business financing” seminar, under the Support to Confidence Building Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL
“E-commerce, online marketing, partnership programs to promote own businesses online” seminar, under the Support to Confi-
dence Building Measures Programme.
Contact person: Natalia Costas, natalia.costas@undp.org
FEBRUARY, CHISINAU
PA project Steering Committee under the “Improving the social-economic situation of young people in Moldova by empowering
Moldovan youth and Moldovan civil society” Project.
Contact person: Ludmila Gurau, ludmila.muncadecenta@gmail.com
FEBRUARY, UNGHENI, CALARASI, FALESTI AND CAUSENI
Project Advisory Committees will be created in each of the 4 pilot regions under the “Improving the social-economic situation of
young people in Moldova by empowering Moldovan youth and Moldovan civil society” Project.
Contact person: Ludmila Gurau, ludmila.muncadecenta@gmail.com
This newsletter is produced in the framework
of the project “Communication and Visibility 2013 in Moldova”.
The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by PARC Communications.
Contact person: Anna Moghilda, e-mail: moghilda@parc.md