08 February 2013 RENEWABLE ENERGY HEATS OUR HOUSES, NOT THE PLANET NEW EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED

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1 RENEWABLE ENERGY HEATS OUR HOUSES, NOT THE PLANET CHISINAU, 14 January. Renewable energy heats our houses, not the planet this is the message promoted by the boys from FurioSnails in a commercial produced by Energy and Biomass Project in Moldova. The video represents a concert of the boys from FurioSnails where all their musical instruments are powered by solar energy. It was the first time when the equipment of a band from Moldova was powered by renewable energy. We care about our environment. We want to keep it clean. Today our equipment is powered by solar batteries. This park is illuminated at night due to wind energy. And to protect the environment in our country people can heat their homes with briquettes and pellets, these are the lines spoken by boys from FurioSnails. The video spot can be found on the bellow link: All videos which are part of the communication campaign on pro-renewable energy, produced by Energy and Biomass Project could be found on the website: Contact person: Ina Prisacaru-Zglavuta, ina.zglavuta@undp.org or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu NEW EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED In Republic of Moldova was lunched a new EU funded Project in Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities. The timeframe of the project is 36 months with a total budget of 2.5 million Euros. NEXUS Moldova is a prototype of an integrated and durable migration services provider. It offers practical solutions to help Moldovan migrants/diaspora achieve their migration goals through a platform that enables conversation and builds community. NEXUS directly supports the personal, social and economic development opportunities of migration. NEXUS Moldova is implemented by a project consortium led by IASCI, and is funded by the European Union (Thematic Programme of cooperation with third countries in the areas of Migration and Asylum) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (TBC). To learn how to become a partner contact: Nicolaas de Zwager, nicolaas.dezwager@iasci.info; Contact person: Andrei Vrabie, Andrei. VRABIE@eeas.europa.eu. To join the group of beta-testers visit: A DIALOGUE WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON DECENT WORK FOR YOUTH IN MOLDOVA HAS BEEN INITIATED In the framework of the Project Improving the social-economic situation of young people in Moldova by empowering Moldovan youth and Moldovan civil society four stakeholders consultancy sessions have been organized in January 2013 one in each of the regions targeted by the Project (Ungheni, Calarasi, Falesti and Causeni). The main aim of these sessions was to elaborate on the youth profile for the Republic of Moldova. The information collected within the stakeholders consultancy sessions will allow the project team to identify the social-economic actors and media which should be more actively involved in the dissemination of the information on Decent Work and social-economic rights for youth, so that the project properly responds to the information needs of the youth and social-economic actors in Moldova. A permanent stakeholders consultancy mechanism will be developed within the project by establishing a national Steering Committee and 4 Project Advisory Committees in each of the 4 project pilot regions. Contact person: Ludmila Gurau, ludmila.muncadecenta@gmail.com or Cornel Riscanu, Cornel.RISCANU@eeas.europa.eu

2 IN 2013, ENERGY AND BIOMASS PROJECT WILL COVER THE ENTIRE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA In 2013, Energy and Biomass Project will be present in all regions of the Republic of Moldova. This year, Moldova Energy and Biomass Project, funded by the European Union, will be launched in 12 new districts, thus covering the entire country. This week, the project will be launched in the districts of Straseni, Taraclia, Causeni, Calarasi, Nisporeni and Ialoveni. A project s team visits each district and, during public meetings, presents in detail the Energy and Biomass Project and the conditions to be met by villages willing to heat their public institutions with renewable energy. Mayors, agricultural entrepreneurs, directors of public institutions from all villages of the district are invited to participate in these meetings. Interested communities from districts mentioned above shall submit Expressions of Interest to the Energy and Biomass Project by 30 January Communities willing to install biomass heating systems shall undergo four stages of selection: (1) evaluation of expressions of interest, (2) assessment of project proposals, (3) energy performance of the buildings, (4) final evaluation and approval of projects for investments, Alexandru Ursul, Energy and Biomass Project Manager, said. Selection criteria is available on Energy and Biomass Project s website: Contact person: Ina Prisacaru-Zglavuta, ina.zglavuta@undp.org or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu EUBAM LAUNCHED MY EUROPE DRAWING COMPETITION CHISINAU, 22 January. In the framework of the annual Europe Day celebrations, the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) is pleased to announce My Europe drawing competition for children from the Republic Moldova, Odessa and Odessa region, Ukraine, aged between 8 and 16 years. All artworks should be developed with the following themes in mind: European fairy tale, The future of Europe or European values. Terms and conditions of the drawing competition are available bellow Contact person: Cristina Turcan, christina.turcan@eubam.org AT EUBAM HEADQUARTERS IN ODESSA, UKRAINE WERE ASSESSED THE RESULTS OF THE JOINT BORDER CONTROL OPERATION (JBCO) PODOLIA ODESSA, Ukraine, 23 January. At EUBAM headquarters in Odessa, representatives from Interpol, Europol, and EUBAM s partner services in Moldova and Ukraine assessed the results of the Joint Border Control Operation (JBCO) PODOLIA that was carried out at key locations on the common Ukrainian-Moldovan border during autumn Aimed at increasing the effectiveness of border and customs control, preventing and combating trans-border crimes, and enhancing inter-agency and international cooperation, PODOLIA is the 10th JBCO to have been coordinated by EUBAM together with its partners in Moldova and Ukraine, international organisations and law enforcement authorities of EU Member States. The operation was supported by the National Coordination Bureau of Interpol in Kiev, Europol, SELEC, WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office Eastern and Central Europe (RILO/ECE), BLKA (Bavarian Police), Frontex and several EU Member State border and customs authorities such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as liaison officers from Poland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. JBCO PODOLIA has obviously achieved its goals and proved to be an effective operational technique worth to pursue. More details at Contact person: Cristina Turcan, christina.turcan@eubam.org

3 RELIABLE DATA ON EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE - MAXIMUM IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS FUNDS The reliability and accessibility of external assistance information is a topical issue in the context of transparency of the process of coordination and use of the resources allocated to Moldova by its development partners. In this context, the State Chancellery initiated a comprehensive process of modernization of external assistance data storage platform. During two weeks, our country is being visited by a mission of Development Gateway, a company with experience in installing software regarding external assistance in over 20 countries, including Moldova. The new platform for storing and processing external assistance data will be called AMP (Aid Management Program), and will replace the current platform, IDEA. During the mission, experts had meetings with key ministries, development partners, and with representatives of the National Participation Council. In order to obtain a more diverse feedback, they also delivered a presentation in the framework of the traditional Open Seminar organized by the EU project Support to the State Chancellery TTSIB on January 31. Contact person: Iana Pustovaia, iana.pustovaia@gov.md or Andrei Vrabie, Andrei.VRABIE@ec.europa.eu A NEW EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED ON SUPPORT OF THE DECENTRALIZATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHISINAU, 24 January - was launched the Project Strengthening publicprivate partnership for sustainable development of community services for people with disabilities. The EU Project has a budget of 273,436 Euro and it supports the Program Inclusive Community Moldova. The project, being aimed to develop the social service Mobile Team in five districts of the country Sangerei, Falesti, Ungheni, Anenii Noi and Dubasari, comprises actions designed to change the society s approach towards people with disabilities and to promote their human rights. This project is very important not so much because of the allocated budget, but also because it indicates a new stage of cooperation in the social field between European Union and Republic of Moldova. The project has a great value also because it contributes to the creation of a public-private partnership, which in turn will ensure a sustainable development of community services for people with disabilities, mentioned Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova, Dirk Schuebel at the launching event. The Project is implemented by the Keystone Moldova Association in cooperation with Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family, Open Society Foundations / Mental Health Initiatives and Soros-Moldova Foundation. Contact person: Lina Malcoci, lmalcoci@keystonehumanservices.org or Cornel Riscanu, Cornel.RISCANU@eeas.europa.eu EU FUNDED PROJECT CONTRIBUTED FOR AN ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OF CHISINAU CHISINAU, 29 January. The Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova, Dirk Schuebel and Mayor of Chisinau, Dorin Chirtoaca attended the presentation of Sustainable Energy Action Plan of Chisinau (SEAP). The document is a part of the Project Increasing Energy Efficiency of Chisinau and Sevastopol Municipalities based on existing positive experience. On this occasion, Dirk Schuebel, the EU Ambassador to Moldova expressed his hope that Moldova will succeed to optimize the energy consumption, considered the fact that Ukraine faced the same problem and managed to achieve remarkable results. According to the opinion of the Head of EU Delegation, the energy projects conducted here will help Moldova to reach the European Standards. The Chisinau Mayor, Dorin Chirtoaca stressed that the new document is an ambitious plan for Moldova, but also the way forward towards energy efficiency, if proper results are wanted. The plan provides a 20% reduction of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, increasing energy efficiency by 20% and also raising the energy consumption produced from renewable resources to 20% by These are the objectives established by several thousand mayors of the European Union, Dorin Chirtoaca underlined. More details: Contact person: Daniela Frantujan, daniela.frantujan@gmail. com or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu

4 A NEW TWINNING METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT PREPARED FOR BENEFICIARY ADMINISTRATIONS The Moldovan central public authorities present and future beneficiaries of Twinning will have a new Twinning methodological support, which is now undergoing a wide consultative process. The Guidelines include general definitions, project development and the implementation process; tasks of the stakeholders, recommendations and a series of annexes which facilitate the successful implementation of foreign assistance projects. The most important role is that of the beneficiary administration should actively participate in the project. For this, the administration should rightly know how to transform ideas into achievements and also to know all the basic rules of the process, said the European Twinning expert Gintharas Makstutis. In this context, it is necessary to develop a document which would facilitate the beneficiary administration s activity and to provide them a set of guiding principles. The draft Guidelines have been consulted with State Chancellery officials, but also members of the Twinning Experts Group. They will be finalized taking into account the comments submitted and disseminated in central public administration authorities. Contact person: Iana Pustovaia, iana.pustovaia@gov.md or Andrei Vrabie, Andrei.VRABIE@ec.europa.eu WITHIN EU FUNDED PROJECT WAS ORGANIZED AN EXPERT MISSION INTENDED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY CHISINAU, 31 January. Consumer Protection Agency held an expert mission on increasing its capacity to screen test consumer electrical and toy products, organized within the EU Project Support to the Consumer Protection Agency. UK and Lithuanian safety experts met with the staff of the Agency and discussed ways in which screen testing equipment is used in the EU to identify products which may pose a serious risk to consumers. They also discussed which equipment is most likely to be relevant for Moldova, according the experience of Agency Inspectors. Screen testing is a way of ensuring the efficient use of the Agency s testing budget. The intention is that the Agency will in future carry out such screen tests to increase the safety of consumers, particularly vulnerable consumers. Once products have been screen tested, those failing can be sent for further more rigorous testing at local accredited laboratories. Contact person: Beth Baker Beth.baker@apc.gov.md, Viorica Sterbet,viorica.sterbet@apc.gov.md or Speranta Olaru, Speranta.OLA- RU@eeas.europa.eu EUBAM PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION MOVES TO CHISINAU CHISINAU, 31 January. The European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine today opened its photography exhibition, Dogs: Service and Friendship, at the Academy for Economic Studies (ASEM) in Chisinau. The exhibition will show off over 80 of the best entries for the Dogs on the Border photography competition, for which EUBAM received over 300 submissions. EUBAM launched the exhibition in Odessa at the end of November to mark its 7th anniversary, and after spending a couple of weeks at the Odessa Literature Museum the exhibits are now crossing the border. Dogs are the best friends of those crossing the border. And they are the worst enemies of criminals, said Wicher Slagter, Head of the Political and Economic Section of the European Union Delegation to Moldova, at the opening ceremony. More details at Contact person: Cristina Turcan, christina.turcan@eubam.org

5 A NEW EUROPEAN PROJECT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORHEI AND TELENESTI Business Consulting Institute is launching a new Project, financially supported by the European Union Promoting PPI as an efficient mechanism for community empowerment and sustainable local development. The project, which will last until July 2014, aims to strengthen sustainable development capacities of non-state actors and local authorities in Orhei and Telenesti and the neighboring communities. Civil servants and local councilors, representatives of civil society and private sector will be involved in its activities, which will promote mechanisms of cooperation among society and LPA and will empower communities to participate to local development and have better access to improved services and infrastructure. Local authorities will learn within this project to implement development initiatives on a rights-based and gender responsive approach. The mechanisms applied by the project are Community Driven Development (CDD) and Participatory Planning (budgeting) and Implementing (PPI), which support local development of communities through their human capital. For more details: Contact person: Liviu Andriuta, landriuta@bci.md or Oleg Hirbu, Oleg.HIRBU@ec.europa.eu EVENT CALENDAR OF EU FUNDED PROJECTS FOR FEBRUARY FEBRUARY, 09:00, FLOWERS HOTEL CHISINAU Promo-LEX Association and Association for Efficient and Accountable Governance organize a Launching event (round-table) of the Project Monitoring justice sector reform for increased Government s accountability. Contact person: Olga Manole, olga_manole@promolex.md 8 FEBRUARY, MOLSPF VENUE, 1 V. ALECSANDRI STR., 4TH FLOOR, CHISINAU 3rd Meeting of the Inter- Institutional Technical Committee of the Addressing the negative effects of migration on minors and families left behind Project. Contact person: Alisa Harlamova, aharlamova@iom.int 10 FEBRUARY, BENDER Mir Ravnih Vozmojnostei NGO training for physically disabled people to raise their motivation, under the Support to Confidence FEBRUARY, CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICES, CHISINAU 3-day training seminar held to train local specialist staff on the EU approach to the market surveillance of consumer products, under the Support to the Consumer Protection Agency Project. Contact persons: Beth Baker beth.baker@apc.gov.md or Viorica Sterbet viorica.sterbet@apc.gov.md 15 FEBRUARY, TARACLIA Within the Energy and Biomass Project, is organised a Study visit for representatives of Taraclia local public authorities to public institutions from Hincesti district heated with biomass based energy. Contact person: Ina Prisacaru-Zglavuta, ina.zglavuta@undp.org

6 16-17 FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL Independent Journalism Center training in blogging for school students, under the Support to Confidence 17 FEBRUARY, BENDER Mir Ravnih Vozmojnostei NGO training for physically disabled people to raise their motivation, under the Support to Confidence 19 FEBRUARY, 11:00 13:00, CHISINAU First Steering Committee Meeting, State Chancellery, under the Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities Project. 19 FEBRUARY, CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICES, CHISINAU Meeting of the Market Surveillance Law Working Group, under the Support to the Consumer Protection Agency Project. Contact persons: Beth Baker or Viorica Sterbet 22 FEBRUARY, EDINET First Edinets Region Advisory Board Meeting, Edinets Rayon Offices, under the Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities Project. 25 FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL irst Cahul Region Advisory Board Meeting, Cahul Rayon Offices, under the Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities Project. 25 FEBRUARY, CAHUL Apriori NGO, legal consultations for single parents, under the Support to Confidence 27 FEBRUARY, UNGHENI First Ungheni Region Advisoryvsiroy Board Meeting, Ungheni Rayon Offices, under the Strengthening the Link between Migration and Development: Testing an Integrated Service Provider to Moldovan Migrants and their Communities Project. FEBRUARY, BENDER Open Filed Vegetable Growing Course for representatives of the agro-industrial complex, under the Support to Confidence Building Measures Programme.

7 FEBRUARY, BENDER Launch of the new course for beginner-entrepreneurs Basics of Own Business Creation, Bendery under the Support to Confidence FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL Investments planning and business financing seminar, under the Support to Confidence FEBRUARY, TIRASPOL E-commerce, online marketing, partnership programs to promote own businesses online seminar, under the Support to Confidence FEBRUARY, CHISINAU PA project Steering Committee under the Improving the social-economic situation of young people in Moldova by empowering Moldovan youth and Moldovan civil society Project. Contact person: Ludmila Gurau, FEBRUARY, UNGHENI, CALARASI, FALESTI AND CAUSENI Project Advisory Committees will be created in each of the 4 pilot regions under the Improving the social-economic situation of young people in Moldova by empowering Moldovan youth and Moldovan civil society Project. Contact person: Ludmila Gurau, ludmila.muncadecenta@gmail.com This newsletter is produced in the framework of the project Communication and Visibility 2013 in Moldova. The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by PARC Communications. Contact person: Anna Moghilda, moghilda@parc.md