The Efficiency in the Public Sector Project, which was implemented in Chisinau starting with 2013, has been completed. The project formed part of the Black Sea Basin Join Operational Program 2007-2013 that was implemented in partnership with seven states, IPN reports.

“It is an initiative started two years ago. To improve the quality of the administrative capacities, we introduced a new model of self-assessment of public institutions in our countries. This model was implemented in institutions and the improvements are already evident,” project manager Georgios Stampoulis told a news conference at the Chisinau City Hall.

He gave several examples of good practices that were applied in some of the states that took part in the project. “In a municipality, there was opened a youth center because the self-assessment of the institution showed that the young people were unable to state their views. In another municipality, the authorities found out the opinions of the people in that region, offering them thus the chance to state their ideas and to submit proposals concerning the services provided by the municipality,” stated Georgios Stampoulis.

The Efficiency in the Public Sector Project was financed by the European Union. It involved municipalities and public institutions from Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine, Romania, and Armenia. The Republic of Moldova was represented by the Ciocana district head’s office and the Association of Graduates of the Public Administration Academy.