{"id":447944,"date":"2020-01-26T14:04:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T14:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447944"},"modified":"2020-01-26T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T14:11:35","slug":"cahul-and-ungheni-two-districts-from-moldova-that-benefit-from-the-program-eu4moldova-focal-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/cahul-and-ungheni-two-districts-from-moldova-that-benefit-from-the-program-eu4moldova-focal-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cahul and Ungheni &#8211; two districts from Moldova that benefit from the programme &#8220;EU4Moldova: focal regions&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Citizens and local communities in the area of Ungheni and Cahul are currently beneficiaries of the project <em>&#8220;EU Focal Regions: Cahul and Ungheni, inclusive economic empowerment of focal regions in the Republic of Moldova&#8221;<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>which is implemented by the <strong>United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/strong>, with some components by <strong>UNICEF,<\/strong> and funded by the <strong>European Union.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total budget of the programme is\u00a0<strong>23,5 million <\/strong>euros, having a duration of\u00a0 7 years, between <strong>2019 <\/strong>to <strong>2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The programme aims to<span style=\"color: #003366\"> strengthen the economic, territorial and social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova<\/span> through <span style=\"color: #003366\">facilitating inclusive, sustainable and integrated local socio-economic growth<\/span> and<span style=\"color: #003366\"> improving the standards of living of the citizens<\/span> in the so called &#8220;micro &#8211; region&#8221; area of Ungheni and Cahul, as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/eu4moldova.md\/en\/content\/eu-focal-regions-cahul-and-ungheni-inclusive-economic-empowerment-focal-regions-republic\">described<\/a> on the official page eu4moldova.md.<\/p>\n<p><em>EU4Moldova: focal regions<\/em>\u00a0programme will have an impact on the regions at 3 levels:<\/p>\n<p>the level of government \u2013 to improve the necessary services and the needed infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>the level of private sector \u2013 to stimulate private investment, improve the economy and create employment opportunities for men and women<\/p>\n<p>the population level \u2013 to strengthen citizens participation in democratic governance processes and strengthen their capacities to demand their rights, as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.md.undp.org\/content\/moldova\/en\/home\/projects\/eu4moldova-focal-regions.html\">specified<\/a> on the UNDP in Moldova page.<\/p>\n<p>First, the pilot programme was launched in <strong>Cahul<\/strong> on January 17. The\u00a0initiative aims to accelerate systemic change through the synergy of previous, current and future EU-funded initiatives, as well as other projects undertaken by donors, development partners and public institutions. On January 24, the second initiative of the programme was launched in <strong>Ungheni<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447946\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447946\" class=\"wp-image-447946 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launch of the programme EU4Moldova: focal regions in Cahul| source: eu4cahul.md<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am proud to launch this ambitious EU initiative. The EU invests substantial resources to involve citizens and localities in building strong partnerships based on shared values. This programme aims to improve the daily life of citizens. I am convinced that together we will transform the cities of Cahul and Ungheni into smart, inclusive and sustainable growth poles of Moldova,\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/eu4cahul.md\/uniunea-europeana-lanseaza-un-nou-program-pentru-a-sustine-dezvoltarea-socio-economica-a-municipiului-cahul-si-a-localitatilor-invecinate\/\">said<\/a> <strong>Peter Michalko<\/strong>, Head of the EU delegation\u00a0 to the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The target regions will also contribute to increasing the investment and entrepreneurial attractiveness by promoting their role as growth poles, but also by leveraging the smart specialisation of the economy, creating new attractive job opportunities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447947\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447947\" class=\"size-full wp-image-447947\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni.jpeg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni-400x267.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launch of the programme EU4Moldova: focal regions in Ungheni| source: eu4ungheni.md<\/p><\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Objectives:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To strengthen transparency, accountability of local public authorities and citizen participation in local governance processes in the focal regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To improve citizens\u2019 access to quality public services and utilities in the focal regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To create employment opportunities for men and women in the focal regions and improve the attractiveness of the focal regions for investors and entrepreneurs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To promote the smart specialisation of the economy of the focal regions through the development of the clustering and value chain approach in key economic sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Expected results:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">The institutional capacities of local governments from Cahul and Ungheni micro-regions will be increased to support the implementation of locally-driven environmentally compliant socio-economic development strategy for integrated local growth and development;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">Improved and broader stakeholder (e.g. citizens, youth CSOs, private sector) engagement in the planning and monitoring of the socio-economic development strategy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">Enhanced partnership of local development stakeholders (LPAs \u2013 private sector \u2013 community groups) in Cahul and Ungheni micro-regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">The citizens from micro-regions of Cahul and Ungheni will benefit from increased quality and availability of public service delivery and increased performance of local public utilities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">Micro-regions of Cahul and Ungheni will boost their territorial competitiveness and become more attractive for investment, job creation and entrepreneurship;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">The economies of Cahul and Ungheni micro-regions will embrace a smart economic specialization development approach and will increase the business performance of their key- economic sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Both the initiative from Ungheni and that from Cahul include smaller projects such as\u00a0the <strong>European Union Strategy for Youth<\/strong> for the period 2019-2027, regarding the improvement of social services, such as education, protection for adolescents and children, childcare, as well as youth empowerment and participation.<\/p>\n<p>Other initiatives funded by the EU include the project implemented by <strong>UN Women<\/strong> on capacity building in the area of gender equality in the districts of Cahul and Ungheni, with a budget of<strong> 5.25 million<\/strong> euros. The project will focus on promoting gender-sensitive local policies and preventing domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>The programme <em>EU4Moldova: focal regions\u00a0<\/em>has as partners the EU Delegation to Moldova, UNICEF, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, the State Chancellery, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, central and local governmental authorities from the Ungheni and Cahul focal regions, civil society groups and organisations, private sector and business associations, Agency for Public Services, Agency for Electronic Governance, Regional Development Agencies for South and Center, Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova, the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises Sector, citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Citizens and local communities in the area of Ungheni and Cahul are currently beneficiaries of the project &#8220;EU Focal Regions: Cahul and Ungheni, inclusive economic empowerment of focal regions in the Republic of Moldova&#8221;, which is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with some components by UNICEF, and funded by the European Union. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":447949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[552,329,106,418,35,27,548,549,550,478,551,547],"class_list":["post-447944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-society","tag-cahul","tag-community","tag-eu","tag-funds","tag-important","tag-moldova","tag-programme","tag-project","tag-regions","tag-undp","tag-ungheni","tag-unicef"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Citizens and local communities in the area of Ungheni and Cahul are currently beneficiaries of the project <em>&#8220;EU Focal Regions: Cahul and Ungheni, inclusive economic empowerment of focal regions in the Republic of Moldova&#8221;<\/em><strong>, <\/strong>which is implemented by the <strong>United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/strong>, with some components by <strong>UNICEF,<\/strong> and funded by the <strong>European Union.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total budget of the programme is\u00a0<strong>23,5 million <\/strong>euros, having a duration of\u00a0 7 years, between <strong>2019 <\/strong>to <strong>2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The programme aims to<span style=\"color: #003366\"> strengthen the economic, territorial and social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova<\/span> through <span style=\"color: #003366\">facilitating inclusive, sustainable and integrated local socio-economic growth<\/span> and<span style=\"color: #003366\"> improving the standards of living of the citizens<\/span> in the so called &#8220;micro &#8211; region&#8221; area of Ungheni and Cahul, as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/eu4moldova.md\/en\/content\/eu-focal-regions-cahul-and-ungheni-inclusive-economic-empowerment-focal-regions-republic\">described<\/a> on the official page eu4moldova.md.<\/p>\n<p><em>EU4Moldova: focal regions<\/em>\u00a0programme will have an impact on the regions at 3 levels:<\/p>\n<p>the level of government \u2013 to improve the necessary services and the needed infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>the level of private sector \u2013 to stimulate private investment, improve the economy and create employment opportunities for men and women<\/p>\n<p>the population level \u2013 to strengthen citizens participation in democratic governance processes and strengthen their capacities to demand their rights, as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.md.undp.org\/content\/moldova\/en\/home\/projects\/eu4moldova-focal-regions.html\">specified<\/a> on the UNDP in Moldova page.<\/p>\n<p>First, the pilot programme was launched in <strong>Cahul<\/strong> on January 17. The\u00a0initiative aims to accelerate systemic change through the synergy of previous, current and future EU-funded initiatives, as well as other projects undertaken by donors, development partners and public institutions. On January 24, the second initiative of the programme was launched in <strong>Ungheni<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447946\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447946\" class=\"wp-image-447946 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Cahul-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launch of the programme EU4Moldova: focal regions in Cahul| source: eu4cahul.md<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;I am proud to launch this ambitious EU initiative. The EU invests substantial resources to involve citizens and localities in building strong partnerships based on shared values. This programme aims to improve the daily life of citizens. I am convinced that together we will transform the cities of Cahul and Ungheni into smart, inclusive and sustainable growth poles of Moldova,\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/eu4cahul.md\/uniunea-europeana-lanseaza-un-nou-program-pentru-a-sustine-dezvoltarea-socio-economica-a-municipiului-cahul-si-a-localitatilor-invecinate\/\">said<\/a> <strong>Peter Michalko<\/strong>, Head of the EU delegation\u00a0 to the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The target regions will also contribute to increasing the investment and entrepreneurial attractiveness by promoting their role as growth poles, but also by leveraging the smart specialisation of the economy, creating new attractive job opportunities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447947\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447947\" class=\"size-full wp-image-447947\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni.jpeg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Ungheni-400x267.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Launch of the programme EU4Moldova: focal regions in Ungheni| source: eu4ungheni.md<\/p><\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Objectives:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To strengthen transparency, accountability of local public authorities and citizen participation in local governance processes in the focal regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To improve citizens\u2019 access to quality public services and utilities in the focal regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To create employment opportunities for men and women in the focal regions and improve the attractiveness of the focal regions for investors and entrepreneurs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">To promote the smart specialisation of the economy of the focal regions through the development of the clustering and value chain approach in key economic sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Expected results:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">The institutional capacities of local governments from Cahul and Ungheni micro-regions will be increased to support the implementation of locally-driven environmentally compliant socio-economic development strategy for integrated local growth and development;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">Improved and broader stakeholder (e.g. citizens, youth CSOs, private sector) engagement in the planning and monitoring of the socio-economic development strategy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">Enhanced partnership of local development stakeholders (LPAs \u2013 private sector \u2013 community groups) in Cahul and Ungheni micro-regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">The citizens from micro-regions of Cahul and Ungheni will benefit from increased quality and availability of public service delivery and increased performance of local public utilities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">Micro-regions of Cahul and Ungheni will boost their territorial competitiveness and become more attractive for investment, job creation and entrepreneurship;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366\">The economies of Cahul and Ungheni micro-regions will embrace a smart economic specialization development approach and will increase the business performance of their key- economic sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Both the initiative from Ungheni and that from Cahul include smaller projects such as\u00a0the <strong>European Union Strategy for Youth<\/strong> for the period 2019-2027, regarding the improvement of social services, such as education, protection for adolescents and children, childcare, as well as youth empowerment and participation.<\/p>\n<p>Other initiatives funded by the EU include the project implemented by <strong>UN Women<\/strong> on capacity building in the area of gender equality in the districts of Cahul and Ungheni, with a budget of<strong> 5.25 million<\/strong> euros. The project will focus on promoting gender-sensitive local policies and preventing domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>The programme <em>EU4Moldova: focal regions\u00a0<\/em>has as partners the EU Delegation to Moldova, UNICEF, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment, the State Chancellery, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, central and local governmental authorities from the Ungheni and Cahul focal regions, civil society groups and organisations, private sector and business associations, Agency for Public Services, Agency for Electronic Governance, Regional Development Agencies for South and Center, Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova, the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises Sector, citizens.<\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' 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