You don't have permissions to access this page EUROPA PENTRU TINE!Află despre beneficiile și oportunitățile oferite Republicii Moldova de Uniunea Europeană All materials featured on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Technical-technological administration: Information Technology and Cyber Security Service.          The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ministry of Finance of Moldova represented by Senior Loan Officer Stella Renita and minister Dumitru Budianschi signed today an agreement for a €100 million increase to the original €150 million loan for the rehabilitation and upgrading of key national road sections The new operation will finance the improvements to national road Hincesti – Leova – Cahul – Giurgiulesti leading to Moldova’s only international port of Giurgiulesti on the Danube river The other segment is the construction of a bypass allowing to detour the town of Cimislia The EIB loan supports the goals of the EU Economic and Investment Plan for Moldova in the transport sector by spurring regional and national economic growth and supporting private sector development for 2013-2022 Minister of Finance of Moldova Dumitru Budianschi said: “By signing this loan with the EIB we show our commitment to the rehabilitation and upgrading of key national road sections which is becoming increasingly important for the economic development of the country and the wider region Moldova's roads are of great importance for ensuring transportation and uninterrupted trade flows from Moldova and Ukraine to Romania to the Danube River through the port of Moldova’s Giurgiulesti A well-functioning transport system is critical for economic growth Upgrading Moldova’s road infrastructure and promoting regional economic links on the one hand and improving road safety and saving lives on the other is a winning combination The government appreciates continued cooperation with the EIB and this timely investment.” Head of EIB Representation for Moldova said: “The road segments targeted by this operation will be rehabilitated according to best European practices in terms of safety and quality the project is expected to improve connectivity in Moldova and strengthen its competitiveness A modern road transport network is an essential precondition for faster economic development; especially considering that trade via the Solidarity Lanes will further increase as both Moldova and Ukraine integrate deeper into the EU’s Single Market” Old version of the website of the Ministry of Finance! Prime Minister Pavel Filip and his Romanian counterpart Dacian Ciolos participated in reopening of Luminita kindergarten in Selemet village It is restored with financial support of Romanian authorities The event was occasioned by Dacian Ciolos’ official visit to Moldova Dacian Ciolos said he wanted to personally see the result of the assistance provided within a project carried out in Moldova and financially supported by the Romanian government He said that the programme on restoration of kindergartens in Moldova was successful over 750 kindergartens being modernized so far the Romanian government intends to continue this programme so that to improve the work conditions in other over 80 kindergartens The official also noted that Romania would continue programmes on scholarships for Moldovan young people Pavel Filip expressed gratitude to Moldovan people for every support provided within many development projects as well as in the country’s European integration “The government I am honored to lead has a country project named European integration and rapprochement with the EU which represents a desire to live in a county built on the basis of European values it means that children and adults will live in good condition” About 2 million lei was earmarked for the repair works of kindergarten building façade was completed and landscaping works in the yard completed the institution was equipped with new furniture The premiers of the two states had a meeting with representatives of local public administration members of Local Authorities Congress in Moldova The talks were focused on the opportunities to develop settlements as well as need to boost cooperation between settlements in Moldova and Romania Prime Minister Ion Chicu had a working meeting with representatives of the southern Cimislia district’s leadership heads of decentralized services and residents The prime minister informed the audience about the evolution of the national economy’s indexes The 2019 year ended with a deficit of 2.4 percentage points The public debt to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 1.9 percentage points to 25.1 percentage points and is one of the lowest in the region The programme with IMF was finished successfully which provides a positive foundation for the singing of a new agreement The budget revenues on the period January-February 2020 are by 1.2 billion lei higher against the same period of 2019 the revenues collected by the Customs Services grew by 25 per cent against the last year This is due to the optimization of the institution’s work The prime minister thanked economic agents for the contribution to the state budget Chicu also tackled the subject on investments in the roads’ construction in for 2020 and the effects expected The goal of districts’ industrialization and bringing stable and well-paid jobs close to people’s homes cannot be achieved without a qualitative roads’ infrastructure and quick transport services and at reasonable prices After the change of the approach in the distribution of funds for roads’ construction the Cimislia district receives 15 million lei Each settlement will receive street illumination objects for illuminating by one kilometer of road Ion Chicu stressed that Moldova must cease the exodus jobs should be created and people’s living standards should be improved in all Moldova’s districts Big investments will be made in the construction of networks of aqueducts and sewerage The prime minister also referred to the balanced foreign policy and the need to edify mutually advantageous partnerships in the East and in the West in order to enhance the opportunities of economic development The PM answered questions put by the audience People tackled the problem of companies of non-banking financing; the issue of supply with gas and water of the Cimislia-based industrial park; problem of unauthorized waste deposits as well as collection and processing of solid waste; issue of carriage of high-tonnage goods which transit the Cimislia town; big queues for insured health services; subject on the inequality of the size of pension being noted the pensions of judges and prosecutors the prime minister received in audience residents of the Cimislia district