Strategy for Development Cooperation with Moldova

2011 - 2014

Overall objective

”Moldova is well integrated with the EU, including the values of the union”

long-term perspective

3 sectors

Democracy, Human Rights and Gender Equality

Sustainable Infrastructure

– focus on energy

efficiency

Market Development

2 Dialouge issues

• EU integration • Anti-corruption

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Total amount for the four years ≈ EUR 50 million

(approx. 12.3 MEUR per year)

Principles, I

• Complementary to the EU support, including CIB

• Apply the two perspectives: the rights based approach and the perspectives of the poor

• Reduce the total number of contributions (from ≈ 30 to ≈ 20)

Principles, II

• Half of the support should have a Programme Based Approach

• Continued donor coordination, especially with the EU Delegation

• Enhanced efforts to involve Transnistria in the development cooperation

• Increased collaboration with Swedish actors and with recent Member states

Support to

Democracy, Human Rights and Gender Equality • Examples:

- National Dev. Strategy /CPAR - Decentralization /JILDP- Regional development- Women in Business/BAS- Civil society organistions: HR/DEMO- A general gender training programme, complementary to

CIB (central and local administr)

Support to

Sustainable Infrastructure – focus on energy efficiency

• Examples: - Establishment of an Energy Efficiency Agency- SME involvment in energy efficiency - Capacity support to the energy regulator ANRE

Support to

Market Development • Examples:

- Tax reform - Trade statistics- Improving business climate- Capacity strengthening related to DCFTA

negotiations- SME competivtiveness

Human resources

Public central and local administration

• Which level of staffing is reasonable for a country of the size of Moldova?

• What competencies and staffing would be needed in a 10 years perspective?

• How to achieve this?

Thank you! Tack så mycket! Mulţumesc!