An informal network of development partners active in the anticorruption field was kicked off on Friday, at the initiative of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova. The main aim of the network is to provide a communication platform for all the donors active in the field of anticorruption for regular interaction, identification of synergies and coordination of efforts. The first informal meeting was held on Friday, 23 September, chaired by Irina Cruceru, Programme Manager for Good Governance and Public Administration Reform, Anticorruption and Anti-money laundering within the Delegation of the European Union, and Pawel Wojtunik, EU High Level Adviser on Anticorruption.

For two months, 29 young people participated in the innovative internships programme launched by the European Union in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Moldova. They worked together with the civil servants, being guided in their daily activities by the EU High Level Advisers. Interns were hosted by a wide range of state institutions, including the State Chancellery, the Presidential Administration, Ministries of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Education and Research, Justice, Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Environment, but also Customs Service, National Anticorruption Centre, the National Bank and others.

A working meeting of the representatives of Frontex, the EU High Level Adviser on Internal Security Affairs and members of the General Police Inspectorate, Border Police, Customs Services, and PCCOCS (Prosecutor's Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases) to discuss the current and next phases regarding the Security HUB in Moldova took place yesterday, 3 August. The topics raised included border security of the Republic of Moldova, firearms, illegal trafficking, investigations, data management, and the support Frontex can offer to the Republic of Moldova for the EU Security HUB activity and its urgent objectives.

Over 30 interns taking part in the innovative programme of the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Moldova held a meeting, on 21 July, with representatives of the Delegation of the European Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and EU High Level Advisers. The main topic of the meeting was the current status of EU – Republic of Moldova relations.

Bilateral discussions were hold between the officials of the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on July 19, 2022 in Brussels mainly related to the Transnistrian file in the context of Moldova’s European Union candidate status.

47 students, master students and young graduates will do internships for two months in public institutions, thanks to the pilot internships programme launched by the European Union in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Moldova.

A seminar on Transnistrian settlement approaches in new realities was held on May 27-28 for the staff of the Bureau for Reintegration Policies. The event was organised jointly by the European Union High Level Advisers’ Mission to the Republic of Moldova and the Bureau for Reintegration Policies.

Business & Strategies in Europe S.A. (B&S Europe), a Brussels based consultancy firm with twenty years of experience in providing capacity building services, ensuring “Support to the implementation of the European Union High Level Advisers' Mission”, seeks to receive expressions of interest by qualified professionals for filling the position of Assistant (male/female) of the EU High Level Adviser on Local Public Administration Reform (including Decentralisation and Voluntary Amalgamation).

A delegation of the Ministry of Environment, together with the EU High-Level Adviser on Green Transition, Justina Grigaravičienė, paid a study visit to Lithuania on 16-20 May 2022, to get acquainted with EU Member States' best practices in waste management in line with EU environmental standards.