Programme

12th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform

(Chişinău time)

11.00 Opening session

Welcome address by Ms Liliana Palihovici and Mr Dumitru Fornea, co-chairs of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform

Assessment of the Republic of Moldova progresses in the implementation of the European Commission recommendations regarding the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union

  • Ms Stela Leucă, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
  • H.E. Mr Janis Mazeiks, Ambassador, Head of the EU delegation to the Republic of Moldova
  • Mr Mihail Popșoi, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Co-chair of the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee
  • Mr Siegfried Mureșan, Chair, Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, European Parliament
  • Mr Julien Bourtembourg, Eastern Partnership Bilateral Division, European External Action Service
  • Ms Laura Bretea, Team Leader for Moldova, Georgia, Moldova, Economic and Investment Plan Unit, DG NEAR, European Commission

Debate

12.30 Lunch break

14.00 Nine steps towards the opening of the accession negotiations with the European Union: progresses and challenges in reforming the Justice Sector, implementation of commitments on Human Rights dimension, enhancing gender equality, and fighting violence against women

  • Ms Veronica Mihailov- Moraru, Minister of Justice
  • Mr Iulian Groza, Executive Director, IPRE
  • Mr Daniel Goinic, Program Director, Legal Resources Centre from Moldova
  • Ms Agelina Zaporojan, Chairperson, Women’s Law Centre
  • Mr Nicolae Panfil, Program Director, Promo-Lex

15.15 Nine steps towards the opening of the accession negotiations with the European Union: progresses and challenges in implementing the commitments on economic, social and public administration reforms. Work motivation and negotiation of the minimum wage increase

  • Ms Marina Soloviova, Program Director of the Independent Think Tank „Expert-Grup”
  • Mr Vitalie Rapcea, Program Director of the Independent Think Tank „Expert-Grup”
  • Mr Sergiu Sainciuc, Vice-president, National Trade Union Confederation of the Republic of Moldova (CNSM)
  • Ms Cristina Ceban, Department for International Economic Cooperation, Ministry of economic Development and Digitalization

16.45 Coffee break

17.00 Role of Moldovan civil society organisations in human development capital and proposals for enhancing the dialogue with civil society

  • Ms Margareta Nikolovska, Senior human capital development expert, European Training Foundation
  • Mr Ion Brînzilă, Public Association Laolalta
  • Mr Sergiu Sainciuc, Vice-president, National Confederation of Trade Unions in Moldova (CNSM)
  • Mr Leonid Cerescu, President, the National Confederation of Employers · Deputy Director at the National Confederation of Trade

18.00 Adoption of the joint declaration