Moldova in 2014-2020 will implement crossborder projects to the value of €81 million in partnership with Romania and Ukraine. The money is provided by the European Commission, IPN reports.
There will be financed economic, social, environment and cultural projects with a very clear crossborder impact. The beneficiaries will contribute at least 10% of the costs.
In the annual conference of the Joint Operational Program Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova, which was held in Iasi, Moldova’s representative Eugen Furculita expressed his conviction that the experience accumulated by the local public authorities during the implementation of the program, starting with 2007, will be useful to them and will help them increase the capacities of absorbing European funds. “At this moment, there are renovated three important historical monuments. In the immediate period, we are to agree the priorities of the Romania-Moldova program and are glad that the European Commission decided to finance Moldova-Ukraine projects as well,” he stated.
Eugen Furculita noted that the authorities hope the Romania-Moldova program will be the last program for Moldova as a partner state because after 2020 the country plans to integrate into the EU.
Attending the event, Romanian Ambassador in Chisinau Marius Lazurca said in this period the bilateral cooperation agenda of Moldova and Romania was more dynamic and was stimulated by the financed projects. “I’m confident that based on the accumulated experience, we will be able to formulate priorities for the future and will sum up the results achieved together. The greater the Europe we bring to our region, the better it is,” he stated.
The EU funding for the Joint Operational Program Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova for 2007-2013 was over €126 million. There were implemented 67 projects to the value of more than €9 million. Another 12 projects of over €12 million were completed technically, but the final payments will be made by the end of this year. A number of 61 projects are under implementation. The program included three calls for projects. Moldova attracted 32% of the program’s funds and doubled the sum for the projects after the second call.
