EU4Moldova: Key Regions programme launched in south Moldova city

Chisinau, 18 January /MOLDPRES/ - The European Union launched the first of the two initiatives within the new programme, EU4Moldova: Key Regions, in the southern Cahul city on 17 January. EU invests 22.8 million euros out of an overall budget of 23.3 million euros, to stimulate the intelligent, inclusive and sustainable  economic development in the Cahul and central Ungheni regions.

The EU4Cahul initiative will imply the Cahul municipality and its neighbor settlements from this district on the period 2019-2025. It will be carried out by the United Nations Development Programme. 

„The Cahul city is the southern capital of Moldova and obviously it needs support for its multilateral development. I want to thank EU and the member states for the selection of our settlement and region as pilot zone for this assistance. We know which are our priorities, we have prepared projects and we want to assure our partners of the responsibility, transparency and integrity in the implementation of this programme,’’ the Cahul city mayor, Nicolae Dandis, said.  

The event on the launch of the EU4Moldova: Key Regions programme included more cultural and artistic activities, with the participation of young people and pupils from Cahul, artists from this city and people born in this settlement.

The EU4Moldova: Key Regions programme backs the strengthening of the economic, territorial and social cohesion in Moldova, through facilitating the inclusive and sustainable social and economic growth and the improvement of the living standards of the citizens from the two key regions: Ungheni and Cahul cities and the neighbor settlements.  

The programme will support the two regions by: optimizing the governance – improving the quality of the servicers and infrastructure needed; stimulation of the private sector – increasing investments, improving the local economy and creation of jobs; encouraging the participatory democracy – involvement of citizens in processes of democratic governance and consolidation of their capacities to claim their rights.

The project’s partners are the EU Delegation in Moldova, United Nations Children’s Fund, Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment Ministry, Finance Ministry, Economics and Infrastructure Ministry, State Chancellery, the central and local public authorities from the key regions Ungheni and Cahul, civil society’s groups and organizations, private sector and business associations, other structures, as well as citizens.