Ministry of Constructions and Regional Development Progress in regional development

Three development regions are functional North Region thousands inhabitants (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for European Statistics - NUTS 2) Center Region thousands inhabitants (NUTS 2) South Region thousands inhabitants (NUTS 3) Regional Development Councils and Regional Development Agencies are created and are operational.

The Law on regional development of the Republic of Moldova (№438 from ) The Government Decision on measures to implement the Law No.438-XVI from 28 of December 2006 on Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova (GD №127 from )  Regulation of the National Coordinating Council for Regional Development  Framework regulation of Regional Council for Development  Framework of Regional Development Agency  Regulation of formation and utilization of National Fund for Regional Development resources

 National Strategy for Regional Development– approved in March  Regional Development Strategies: North DR, South DR, Center DR – approved in March  North, South and Center Regional Operation Plan – approved in June  Operational Manual of NFRD – approved in April

Institutional and financial framework National level  National Coordinating Council for Regional Development (NCCRD)  MCRD’s General Directorate Regional Development  National Fund for Regional Development Regional level (RCD)  Regional Council for Development (RCD)  Regional Development Agencies (RDA)

3 Regional Development Agencies:  North RDA – B ă lţi municipality, Piaţa Vasile Alecsandri, 8;  Center RDA – Ialoveni town, Alexandru cel Bun Street, 33;  South RDA – Cimilia town, bd. tefan cel Mare, 12;

 Priority No.1. Rehabilitation of physical infrastructure  Priority No.2. Supporting private sector development, especially in rural regions  Priority No.3. Improvement of the environmental and tourist attractiveness

 Priority No.1. Rehabilitation of physical infrastructure – 82 projects  Priority No.2. Supporting private sector development, especially in rural regions – 14 projects  Priority No.3. Improvement of the environmental and tourist attractiveness – 39 projects.

 Priority I  Priority II  Priority III

1. Development of policies that contribute to economic growth and achievement of better territorial balance. 2. Setting up and implementing regional policies to strengthen cross-border cooperation, to foster cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation. 3. Forms of multi-level governance and the partnership principle in regional policies.

4. Developing and implementing regional strategies. 5. Support co-operation between the Republic of Moldova and UE regions. 6. Building institutional capacity of regional and local governments and agencies of regional development. 7. Developing project proposals for European cooperation programs.

9. Initiating pilot development projects between the regions of the Republic of Moldova and the EU. 10. Participation of the Republic of Moldova into EU programs in the field of regional policy and local governance. 11. Organizing workshops and meetings at all levels. 12. Discussing topics of mutual interest relating to regional policy.

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