Programme

14th meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform

(Brussels time)

9.30 | Opening session

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

Assessment of the progress made by the Republic of Moldova in the implementation of the Association Agreement and the European Commission's recommendations regarding the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union

  • Cristina Cerevate, Head of the cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration
  • Dorota Dlouchy-Suliga, Head of Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus Division, European External Action Service
  • Severin Strohal, DG NEAR, European Commission

Debate

10.45 | Coffee break

11.00 | Constitutional referendum results – steps forward for strengthening social cohesion in Moldovan society and for enhancing resilience to disinformation 

  • Ana Revenco, Director of the Centre for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation (tbc)
  • Nicolae Panfil, Programme Director, AO Promo-Lex (tbc)
  • Daniela Vidaicu, Executive Director, Soros Foundation Moldova  
  • Maarten Van Alstein, Senior Researcher, Flemish Peace Institute

12.00 | Fundamentals' Cluster: Screening and Progress 

  • Iulian Groza, Executive - Director, Institute for European Policies and Reforms
  • Adrian Lupușor, Executive-Director, Independent Think-Tank „Expert-Grup”

  • Sergiu Sainciuc, Vice-president, National Confederation of Trade Unions in Moldova
  • Marie Delplace, International Affairs and Data Flows Unit, DG Justice and Consumer Protection, European Commission

13.00 | Lunch break

14.30 | Adoption of the joint declaration