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#WEandEU: The results of the programme “EU in Moldova: Perceptions and Reality” were presented at the final conference

Meetings with residents of Moldova from eight districts of the country, factual refutation of common myths about EU, video stories about successfully implemented projects with EU financial support, TV debates and, most importantly, communication, these are the main results of the program “EU in Moldova: Perceptions and Reality”, which were presented by three NGOs, including the Institute for Strategic Initiatives within the framework of the final conference.

#dezvoltmd: Vocal social campaigns at Straseni

What are the tools for communication with local public authorities? How to make a journalist your ally in achieving your goals? What is the power of informal dialogue and what communication strategies can be used with donors and development partners to attract grants?

#WEandEU: People of Drochia spoke about their perception of the EU in Moldova

The participants in our fourth regional dialogue with citizens, which we carry out within the “EU in Moldova: Perceptions and reality” programme, had the opportunity to share their assessments on Moldova’s relations with the European Union, while IPIS, IPRE and IEP dispel some myths about EU.

Video: Find out what has a young entrepreneur from Comrat managed to do with EU support

Brussels and EU countries support both small and large projects. Grigorii Kissa, a young entrepreneur from Comrat, was able to purchase equipment for his heating briquette workshop in 2017 with EU support. Today his business is developing successfully and he even plans to expand it.

Video: Find out the story of Mihai Kitaica and his children

One of the advantages of the Association Agreement is closer cooperation with the EU, and thus a larger volume of grant aid. For example, Armenia, which has not signed such an agreement with the EU, receives from the EU half as much financial resources per capita for the development of local projects as Moldova. During the last 15 years Moldova has received from the EU 1 billion Euros in the form of grant aid.

#WEandEU in Ceadir-Lunga: Why are locals sceptical about the EU Association process?

(Русский) Участники нашего третьего регионального диалога с гражданами, которые мы проводим в рамках программы «ЕС в Молдове: Восприятия и реальность», смогли поделится своими оценками об отношениях Молдовы с Евросоюзом, а IPIS, IPRE и IEP развеять некоторые мифы.

Transnistrian Dialogues: meeting with diplomats and practical knowledge about media

(Русский) Новая сессия второго выпуска программы Приднестровские диалоги, внедряемой IPIS при
поддержке Программы развития ООН в Молдове, была посвящена встрече ее молодых
участников с послом ЕС Петером Михалко, главой ПРООН Димой аль-Хатиб и известными
журналистами страны.

#WEandEU in Nisporeni: IPIS, IPRE and IEP learned how local people see the process of Moldova’s association with the EU

The participants of our second regional dialogue with citizens, held within the “EU in Moldova: Perceptions and Realities” programme, were able to share their opinions on Moldova’s relations with the European Union and to find out how they can access the European funds.

#WeandEU: Dialogue in Basarabeasca

How do we perceive the European Union and what does our cooperation really mean? What does the association with the EU envisage and what possibilities does this agreement offer for Moldova? How to get access to European funds? How does the European Union affect the observance of human rights and ethnic communities in Moldova? These and other questions were discussed with the citizens of Basarabeasca during our first regional dialogue, which took place in the framework of the program “EU in Moldova: Perceptions and Reality”.

#WEandEU – a project aims at increasing citizens’ understanding of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement

The overall objective of the project is to make a substantial contribution to overcoming the social dividing lines of the EU rapprochement process in Moldova by promoting informed intra-societal dialogue on the values and norms underlying the Association Agreement and the concrete benefits of modernising Moldova in the course of the EU rapprochement process.