Government institutions must be strengthened and being able to efficiently manage external funds is one of the reasons. The opinion was voiced by Prime Minister Pavel Filip during a meeting with Simone Giger, head of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Moldova, IPN reports.
According to press release of the government, Pavel Filip talked about the stages of the public central administration’s reform, focusing on efforts in the fields of primary health care, public health and hospitals, stressing that these are a priority for the government.
The meeting took place as the Moldovan and Swiss governments are working on a new cooperation framework for the next five years. The two officials discussed about the reforms already launched by the central authorities in Chisinau and looked to identify new cooperation possibilities.
Pavel Filip expressed the government’s openness towards the development of the new Cooperation Strategy for 2018-2021 and praised the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s contribution to the implementation of the reform agenda.
Simone Ginger saluted the reforms promoted by the Cabinet of Ministers and reaffirmed the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s willingness to continue its assistance for Moldova on priority issues such as professional education, employment and the reform of public administration.
Within the framework of the current Cooperation Strategy (2014-2017), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supports 14 projects that are already underway, offering financial support of 49 million Swiss francs.
