On 19-20 June 2014, the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Gerd Müller will visit the Republic of Moldova.

The visit is being conducted in the framework of the Government Negotiations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Moldova, which are taking place once a year and during which the areas of international assistance and bilateral cooperation are being agreed.

As part of the visit the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Gerd Müller, the Minister Regional Development and Construction, Marcel Raducan and the Ambassador of Germany, Matthias Meyer will inaugurate the office space of the GIZ Office Chisinau. The event will take place on June 20 in the Europa Business Center, 66 Bernardazzi St., time 10:00am.

In Moldova GIZ is working on behalf of the German, Swedish and Romanian Government, as well as the European Union and is implementing projects amounting to up to 23 million Euro.

The wide range of services offered by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are based on a wealth of regional and technical expertise and on tried and tested management know-how. We are a German federal enterprise and offer workable, sustainable and effective solutions in political, economic and social change processes.

Most of our work is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). However, GIZ also operates on behalf of other German ministries and public and private bodies in Germany and abroad. These include governments of other countries, European Union institutions, such as the European Commission, the United Nations and the World Bank. We are equally committed to helping our clients in the private sector attain their goals.

GIZ operates throughout Germany and in more than 130 countries worldwide. Our registered offices are in Bonn and Eschborn. We have 16,510 staff members around the globe, almost 70% of whom are employed locally as national personnel. GIZ’s business volume was over EUR 1.9 billion as at 31 December 2013.

For additional information, please contact: Tatiana Dumbrava, Administrative Manager, GIZ Office Chișinău, 069167529.