On Tuesday, 9 October, the Council of Europe and European Union will present to media in Chisinau the results of projects for Eastern Partnership countries, including the Republic of Moldova, conducted in 2015-2018.

The four projects carried out in Republic of Moldova under the Partnership for Good Governance^[1] programme in 2015-2018 focused on supporting national efforts for prevention and combatting discrimination; strengthening the efficiency of the judicial system; strengthening respect for human rights in the implementation of the Republic of Moldova's Digital Agenda; as well as strengthening cooperation on electoral matters.

The projects were funded by the EU and the Council of Europe, and are implemented by the Council of Europe. The total budget of these projects was 1.9 million euros. In addition to these country-specific projects, the Republic of Moldova also participates in 14 regional initiatives covering several Eastern Partnership countries.

William Massolin, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau, Marco Gemmer, Head of Operations of the EU Delegation; Petru Alexei, Partnership for Good Governance National Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, and Pilar Morales, Head of department at the Council of Europe´s Office of the Directorate General of Programmes, will present the projects.

Media are invited to cover the introductory part of the event from 14.30 to 15.15 on Tuesday, 9 October 2018, at the Bristol Central Park Hotel 32, Pushkin Street, Chisinau, language regime: English – Romanian.

Prior accreditation of media representatives is requested. Media accreditation is through the Council of Europe’s Office in Chisinau, contact person for accreditation: Inesa DOROGAN, +373 22 888 902

• 2018 results of projects in the Republic of Moldova  ENGRON
• 2018 results of regional projects ENG RON

[1] Formerly named the Programmatic Cooperation Framework for Eastern Partnership countries