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.

More than 100 students from Bălți State University gathered yesterday, May 11, to find out about the opportunities of the innovative programme launched by the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Moldova for young people: two-month internships in public institutions.

On May 6, the hall of Cahul University became almost too small for 120 students who gathered to receive information from the first source about the innovative internship program in public institutions, launched by the European Union in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Moldova.

On May 3-5, 2022, the delegation of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, led by Deputy Director Lidia Ababii, was in Augsburg, Germany, for the visit to validate the German AEO Program in the context of implementing the Programme on Mutual Recognition of Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. Together with the AEO expert from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) of the European Commission, the expert from the Romanian customs administration, as well as the EU High Level Adviser on customs and tax policy, the functioning of the AEO program in Germany was evaluated in terms of its operational compatibility with the standards applied in the Republic of Moldova, in view of mutual recognition.

Students in the 3rd and 4th year of the undergraduate cycle, master students, as well as recent graduates can pursue internships in the central public institutions of the Republic of Moldova, for a period of two months. Beneficiaries of the internship program will be guided in their day-to-day work by the EU High Level Advisers. The internship program for young people in public institutions - a joint initiative of the European Union and the Government of the Republic of Moldova, was launched today, May 5, 2022, at the State University of Moldova.

Yesterday, April 14, the Ministry of Internal Affairs organised a debates and networking event, which brought together women from public institutions, such as Parliament, Government, local public authorities and the diplomatic community in the Republic of Moldova. The event is part of the range of activities launched within the Together4Home Affairs platform.

The second National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report was officially presented to the relevant authorities and stakeholders during a launching event today, 8 April, which was jointly organized by the Office for Prevention and Fight against Money Laundering and the European Union High Level Advisers Mission to the Republic of Moldova.

The Moldovan Parliament adopted, yesterday, the law for the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the Protocol on the Elimination of Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, under the Framework Convention of the World Health Organisation on Tobacco Control. This is an important achievement in terms of tobacco control policies and public health.

Two new EU High Level Advisers – in the fields of Diplomatic and European Affairs and Reforms Coordination, accordingly – have recently started their assignment in the Republic of Moldova. With the recent members of the team, the total number of EU High Level Advisers currently serving in the country totals fourteen.