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Competition to select 20 first-tier local public authorities from the North, Centre, South and Gagauzia regions of Moldova to increase participation in the budget process

Tuesday, 3 December 20195940 views
Competition to select 20 first-tier local public authorities from the North, Centre, South and Gagauzia regions of Moldova to increase participation in the budget process

Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.

Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, as lead partner of a consortium with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung e.V., the Centre for Eastern European Studies and the Institute for European Policies and Reforms, has been implementing the EU grant project “Inform, empower and act!” in Moldova since February 2019 and is now inviting local authorities to apply.

The project aims to increase civil society involvement locally and make the preparation and execution of local budgets more transparent, efficient and effective, based on voluntary cooperation between local authorities and civil society organisations. It will work with 20 first-tier local public authorities from the North, Centre, South and UTA Gagauzia, providing methodological and organisational support. Participating authorities will receive a trophy for their achievements in boosting participation in the budget process.

Selection will be made separately for each region, based on willingness to partner with local civil society, experience with EU and other international projects, and the presence and development of local civil society organisations. Eligible are district seats and other first-tier localities with over 5,000 inhabitants. Applications, comprising a request and a participation form, must be sent to procurari@expert-grup.org by 20 December 2019.

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