The Institute for Development and Expertise of Projects (IDEP) of Moldova asks the College of Commissioners of the European Commission to redirect the last tranche of €40 million of the macro-financial assistance that the Moldovan authorities failed to get to the ECIPES ((European Cohesion by Individual, Public and Entrepreneurs Support) program that will benefit 17% of Moldova’s population, 50% of mayors and 2,000 young people, IPN reports.

IDEP Moldova proposed a technical support program centered on the citizens, mayor’s offices and future young entrepreneurs who could access an online platform and could get EU support after short online training, program author Iurie Calestru, of IDEP, stated in a press release.

Owing to this program, the Moldovan citizens could apply online to have domestic electrical appliances replaced with appliances of the A+++ class and will get a one-off grant of €100 per person in support. The second large category of beneficiates includes the mayor’s offices that are twinned with EU municipalities. They could implement a local development project with a maximum of €10,000 in EU funding. The young people between the ages of 18-35 seeking to launch a business are the third large category of beneficiaries. They will get by €5,000 for a venture in the services sector or €15,000 for a manufacturing venture, €12,000 of which for buying equipment.

Iurie Calestru and Gabriel Mărgineanu, co-author of the program, had discussions with over 60 MEPs and later had meetings with the European Commission. On June 10, they were assured of support for this program by nine more MEPs from six countries, who signed a letter addressed to the Board of the European Commission, by which they ask for the working group’s approval for the development of the program that is to be launched on January 1, 2021. It will be implemented during two years with the total allocated sum of €40 million.