EU for Rural Moldova campaign launched

Chisinau, 16 July /MOLDPRES/ - The European Union Delegation in Moldova today launched the EU for Rural Moldova campaign in online format. The campaign’s goal is to show the results and changes made in rural areas with the support of the European Union.   

„Moldova faces special challenges as regards the economic development, its sustainability, jobs. The European Union, as the strongest supporter of Moldova, wants to help the citizens of this country. The entire country must be developed, not only the capital and the big cities, but also each settlement, each village. Or, for this a job is needed, a good salary, a proper infrastructure, good and quality services for people,’’ Head of the EU Delegation in Moldova Peter Michalko said.    

„UE during more years has been providing support for the development of rural settlements, so that people feel well there and each village can become a developed place, with happy people. Today, we launch a campaign, the goal of which is communication, within which we want to inform more citizens about what the European Union is doing to contribute to the development of rural settlements in this country. This was carried out through a string of bilateral and regional projects and programmes. We provide money and you implement projects for you future,’’ Peter Michalko said.    

The participants in the event discussed such subjects as the EU’s goal and support for rural areas and attenuation of the social and economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; directions of EU’s assistance and sectoral projects underway all over Moldova; success stories nationally as to the modernization of Moldovan villages with EU’s support.   

National statistics shows that the rural residents account for over 40 per cent of Moldova’s population.