The Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova, with the support of the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission, continued the awareness raising campaign on popularizaiton of the teaching career and promotion of pedagogical institutions, in the northern region of Moldova, being hosted by the "Alecu Russo" State University in Balti.

A closing event marking the end of the four-year implementation period of the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission took place yesterday, 13 December, bringing together state officials, representatives of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, EU High Level Advisers and project counterparts.

The Erasmus+ national campaign continued on December 7 with an information session for university and VET staff. The event took place at Clasa Viitorului (State Pedagogical University "Ion Creangă") with the support of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova, the Delegation of the European Union and the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission to the Republic of Moldova.

More than 150 officials at managerial level within the Central Apparatus of the Customs Service, as well as regional Customs Offices, participated in training sessions on Change Management and Communication, held with the aim of supporting the organisational development process of the Customs Service and strengthening the professional skills of its civil servants.

The conference dedicated to consultations on the concept of the Strategy of public administration reform in the Republic of Moldova is taking place in Chsinau, on 28-29 November. As a candidate country for joining the European Union, the Republic of Moldova is committed to updating the strategic and political framework of public administration reform, and the Conference aims to advance the consultation process of the Strategy by initiating a broad and open dialogue on all its components. Special attention is given to the reform options and solutions for increasing the capacities of local public administrations (LPAs).

On November 17, on International Students' Day, nearly 200 students and pupils participated in an event on promoting the teaching career, organised by the Ministry of Education and Research with the support of the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission. The purpose of the event was to promote the image of the teacher and increase the interest, motivation and number of young people who will opt for the teaching career.

Authorised economic operators from Moldova will now be recognised by all the 27 EU member states – further deepening the economic integration between our country and the Union. This is an important step aimed to boost export capacity of Moldovan products to the EU market and of vital interest to businesses. The adoption of this decision is a historic event, which brings the Republic of Moldova even closer to the European Union, our country now being among the few states with which the Union has such a partnership. The EU mutually recognises the authorised economic operators of only a few more states: the USA, the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Japan and China.

The gaps related to the public office in the Moldovan civil service have been analyzed and prioritized within an exercise carried out by the EU High Level Adviser on Local Public Administration Reform, including Decentralization and Voluntary Amalgamation, Victor Giosan, together with representatives of the State Chancellery involved in the process of public administration reform.

A new Communication Strategy of the Customs Service, accompanied by an action plan, was presented to the general public today, October 11. The strategy was developed with the support of the European Union, through its project "EU High Level Advisers’ Mission", with the main objective to establish a clear framework for both internal and external interaction, but also to identify the right channels and instruments in this regard.

The 18 young people who carried out their internship in the Presidential Administration received their award certificate in a festive ceremony which took place yesterday, 29 September. For three months, 18 interns worked next to the staff of the Presidency - advisers and heads of divisions - in the legal, security, communication, foreign affairs & protocol, internal policy and other departments. According to the concept of the programme, the main goal is to offer the opportunity to students and young graduates to learn what public service work means and to acquire skills that will increase their chances of employment in the future.