The indicators from the policy matrix for implementing the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) for January-September 2016 were 55% fulfilled, IPN as learned from the Ministry of Economy.

“It is a more than a positive tendency given that this figure at the end of April stood at only 11%,” said Philip Santens, team leader of the Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the DCFTA in Moldova Project.

“The Delegation of the European Union remains a reliable partner in the implementation of budget support programs for instituting the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area because the Moldovan authorities in the period showed responsibility and wish to implement the assumed reforms.”

According to Deputy Minister of Economy Vitalie Iurcu, to fully benefit from the budget support provided as technical assistance by the EU by this yearend, the Ministry of Finance must take the necessary measures to provide the financial resources planned for purchasing equipment and consumables for express tests by the Consumer Protection Agency. The Organization for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises is to ensure the competitions of the procurement process for initiating the construction of two new business incubators before the cold season.

The next meeting of the Surveillance Committee was set to take place in the first half of December. This will carry out a preliminary analysis of the policy matrix for implementing the DCFTA for 2016.