Business sector representatives from European Business Association, American Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova and the Moldovan Association of ICT companies gathered in a meeting yesterday, 20 January, to discuss and share their views on increased communication flow between businesses and the Customs Service.

A new EU High Level Adviser, on Strategic Coordination and European Affairs, joined the team of the Mission to the Republic of Moldova, thus increasing the total number of currently working Advisers to eleven.

The only Latin-script school in Tiraspol, the ‘Lucian Blaga’ Public Lyceum, marks in 2021 its 30th anniversary – since 1991, the institution is the only one in Tiraspol attended by pupils who wish to study in Latin script. On the occasion of the anniversary, but also to mark the approaching winter season holidays, a ceremony was organized, attended by officials from the Bureau of Reintegration and Ministry of Education and Research, accompanied by the EU High Level Adviser on Confidence Building Measures.

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 Strategic Coordination and European Affairs.

About 30 participants – students of the Law Faculty of the Moldova State University – gathered on 8 December 2021, to discuss what it takes to make a good judge, in the light of the future Justice sector reform in the Republic of Moldova. The roundtable was organized jointly by the Moldova State University (MSU) Law Faculty and the EU-funded project ‘Support to the Implementation of the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission’.

The duration of the EU-funded project ‘Support to the implementation of the European Union High Level Advisers’ Mission’ has been extended for one more year – until 1 January 2023. The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova approved the extension the project implemented by a consortium led by ‘Business & Strategies in Europe’, thus bringing the total duration to 4 years – since 2 January 2019 until 1 January 2023.

The development of the Smart Specialization Strategy – the policy document that involves an approach based on resources available within a country, taking into account its socio-economic challenges, used to identify unique opportunities for development and growth – has been recently completed. In other words, smart specialization means targeting the resources available for research and innovation exactly in the areas where they can be fully capitalized – to the sectors that have increased competitiveness and attractiveness in a country, which will later contribute to its economic growth.

The 5th Steering Committee meeting of the “Support to the Implementation of the EU High Level Advisers’ Mission” Project took place on 19 October 2021. Members of the Steering Committee – representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova and Government institutions – discussed and assessed the activities carried out during the first semester of 2021.

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 Financial Services

The EU High Level Adviser on energy, Alexandru Săndulescu, has been awarded the medal Cross "For Merit" of the first degree of the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE).