The Republic of Moldova could take the experience of Germany, Romania or Hungary in the implementation of cross-border cooperation projects. About the role and importance of transnational projects in the development of the Republic of Moldova, including best practices of other countries in this respect, was discussed yesterday during a roundtable organized in Truseni commune.
‘Cross-border cooperation projects – between present and future has been the subject of the meeting. Members of the Working Group on Regional Development in the project ‘National Convention for European Integration’ aimed to familiarize local public authorities (LPA) with successful projects implemented by other countries, so as to take on the best practices given that our country is at the beginning of this path’ said Svetlana Andries, head of International relations and attracting investment Department within the Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions (MRDC).
However, Lilian Danilov, strategic planning expert noted that there are several internal factors that would facilitate transnational cooperation, noting inter-institutional cooperation and transparency of decision-making processes concerning the management of CBC programmes. Also, the expert noted the important role of civil society that can provide assistance, expertise and advice in project writing and project management.
In this context, Igor Malai, deputy head of the Directorate General of Regional Development within MRDC, stated: ‘LPA representatives, must show more initiative and non-governmental organizations be more insistent in this respect, since NGOs provide effective communication between LPAs and state institutions’.
The participants concluded that such meetings are effective platforms for public discussion and an opportunity for establishing sustainable partnerships between non-governmental sector and civil society, thus increasing social responsibility.
We would like to recall, the ‘National Convention for European Integration’ project is implemented by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives ‘Viitorul’, Independent Analytical Center Expert-Grup and Foreign Policy Association in partnership with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic and aims to generate debate and making recommendations to government institutions to harmonize national legislation with EU standards and norms.
