Most active 40 communities in Moldova will be visited in the next two months to see live how the best practices are implemented. The communities were selected on 19 July, by members of the Steering Group of the Best Practice Programme for Local Authorities in Moldova in a meeting.
Among the active communities we can mention the Ungheni municipality, where citizens decided how to spend the local budget efficiently; the village of Bravicea in Calarasi rayon, which has a community newspaper, written and distributed by young people and local elected representatives; Calarasi, where, with the help of the Peace Corps, 37 street signs were installed; the village of Sipoteni, where the rescue and volunteer fire station was opened; the village of Carpineni, the village where households have been taught how to make compost from biodegradable waste and even Chisinau, recognized for several successful initiatives, such as the renovation of electric transport, the Swedish buffet in schools and others. For more information, see the list of communities to be visited by the Best Practices Programme team.
For the current edition of the Best Practices Program 104 of the most innovative good practices, implemented by 64 local public authorities in Moldova, participate. Sections to which local public authorities submitted their initiatives are: 1. Transparency of local governance - a prerequisite for increasing citizens' trust in the administration; 2. Local development through community involvement; 3. Cultural – historical heritage, the resource for the revitalization of the community, and 4. Public quality services in support of citizens.
As the distribution of best practices on regions, the Central region remains the most active. Therefore, the from Centre 45 good practices from 24 localities were submitted; in the South - 33 good practices from 21 localities and 26 best practices from 19 municipalities were submitted from the Northern region of the country.
"We should promote and support innovation, because we need the solutions of local authorities that come with interesting projects and little money - they do great things. I like, for example, the idea of the Bravicea community to publish a newspaper, the museum from the Hasnasenii Mari and other authorities that have organized interesting festivals and activities”, mentioned the president of CALM, Tatiana Badan.
The best examples of best practices will be included in an anthology of best practices and will be awarded at a festive ceremony at the end of 2017.
"I liked the idea of the road signs from Calarasi, because my village also faced this problem - many streets were old and the ambulance did not know the addresses. Today every street has its name and number. If we promote such ideas further, other primaries will observe and realize them in their communities. There are practices worthwhile to be known by others”, said Valeriu Musteata, Mayor of Saiti village and member of the Steering Group.
The Steering Group of the Best Practices Programme monitors and evaluates the implementation of the Best Practices Program, oversees the evaluation and selection of best practices of local government.
The Best Practices Programme of Local Authorities in Moldova is implemented by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) "Viitorul", with the financial support of the Council of Europe. The Programme aims at identifying, promoting and disseminating good practices among local public authorities in the Republic of Moldova, thus contributing to the efficiency of local governance.
For more details, contact Program Coordinator Ana - Maria Veverita at 0 22 221844 or ana.veverita@viitorul.org
On Thursday, June 29, 2017, the main findings and research methodology of the State of Local Democracy were presented. The report represents a complex analytical product that addresses the democratic functioning of political institutions from a citizens' perspective. The publication was based on a comprehensive assessment methodology developed by IDEA International (Sweden) and the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS), which measures citizens' satisfaction with public services and goods delivered by public authorities (security, welfare, access to health, education), as well as the way citizens believe that the fundamental rights are protected. At the same time, the purpose of the research was to assess the extent to which local and regional (sub-national) authorities have the ability and competence to deliberate and manage autonomously the interests of the communities they represent, being separate and distinct from the central level.
The evaluation methodology is inspired by classical studies of democracy, such as Gabriel Almond and Verba, Robert Putnam, Robert Dahl, and Lijphart. Conclusions of the State of Local Democracy (SDL) reveal that the Republic of Moldova has a well-articulated legislative and normative framework for the functioning of local authorities in its political forms prescribed by the Constitution, but its functioning is compromised by the chronic shortage of budgetary resources present at the disposal of local authorities, the administrative and financial capacities are mediocre, and the low participation of citizens is degrading from the interdepartmental decision-making process at the local level. There is less regional press, fewer political and administrative consultations, and the lack of citizens' involvement obstructs the efficiency of local authorities.
Only 1% of the population confirms that they have been consulted on the local budget, and 85% have never attended any local authority meeting (hearings, debates, consultative meetings or other actions). Only 10-15% of the municipalities in the Republic of Moldova have sufficient resources to cover their maintenance costs, and most of the LPAs are dependent on the transfers of the central budget. Excessive fragmentation of the territory (32 districts and 898 LPAs) can serve as an incentive for a re-calibration policy of the territorial-administrative organization, but solutions should not be applied blindly. Only 1/3 of the population considers that they have a fair trial in the Republic of Moldova, most of them claiming access to and functioning of justice is recorded in Chisinau (77%) and North Zone (70%), while justice is considered much more just in Gagauzia and in the South. 90% of the population claim they have never been part of a political party and 81% say politicians do not listen to the opinion of the citizens. Only 26% of respondents say they are interested in politics and 70% do not care about politics and do not consider it necessary to participate actively. More than 40% of the poor live in rural areas, making poverty a typical rural phenomenon (19% of the poor live in the villages, compared with 5% of the poorest quintile living in the towns). The state needs to adopt national programs to support the rural environment, helping rural communities to adjust their basic infrastructure to minimum living standards and social needs.
The State of Local Democracy report inaugurates a socio-statistical product, designed to benchmark citizens' satisfaction at the local level. Thus, the overall perception of the population surveyed is estimated at a score of 0.45 on a scale of 0 to 1, ie less than half of the respondents have assessed Moldovan democracy satisfactorily at the local level. The benchmark indicators of the Local Demographic Index are based on 8 measurable indicators. According to the Index, the highest rate is attributed to the population of solidarity, which would mean assuming a high degree of "loyalty of the respondents towards their locality, and the locality transfers loyalty to the state and society." The next score that attracts high values in respondents' answers is related to legality - by 0.52. The lowest scores are attributed to participation - 0.17, which confirms the extremely low interest of the population to check the functioning of local authorities, thus influencing the accountability score by 0,28 and transparency of 0.33.
The scores assessed by the Local Democracy Status report are replicable, meaning that any public or private association can use this analytical grid to diagnose how the mechanism of dialogue and representation of local governments work with their communities.
"It is the first time we launch such a complex analytical project of local democracy assessment and it is a pride that this product was developed within a partnership between IDIS and IDEA. The IDIS is not a novice in the area of local and regional development research, and those present at this conference know exactly what this is. However, the lack of effective democracy in the Republic of Moldova requires us to re-build methodologically the tools for evaluation, promotion, and supervision of performance in the exercise of local powers. The perceptions of the public matter a lot in the legitimate functioning of power. They cannot be substituted by technocratic or import assessments. They are the quintessence of the existence of a democratic regime in which they have to overcome the public good, competence, meritocracy, and justice; these are the purposes our research on the State of Local Democracy in the Republic of Moldova has pursued, "explained IDIS Viitorul director Igor Munteanu.
“Democracy is solid through its institutional foundations, participation, and citizenship. This type of comprehensive report on the institutions of local democracy is applied for the first time in the Republic of Moldova on the basis of a number of conceptual pillars: citizenship, justice and equal rights, democratic representation and institutions at local level, citizens' initiatives and participation, defining in a simple formula how the classical instruments of participatory democracy look like from a citizen perspective. The IDEA model is particularly suited to assessing the quality and practices of citizenship at local and sub-national (regional) levels, measuring citizens' attachment to levers through which a political regime operates: representation, transparency, democratic accountability and other issues”, said Nana Kalandadze, IDEA Programs Coordinator.
The report "State of Local Democracy in Moldova" was published thanks to the Swiss Cooperation Office (SDC) and IDEA International (Institute for Democracy and Election Assistance) to influence the quality of the policies and priorities chosen The Republic of Moldova in the field of local development, justice reforms and the rule of law as well as regional policies.
For more details contact the Public Relations Coordinator IDIS Viitorul, Victor URSU at ursu.victoor@gmail.com or by phone 069 017 396.
An international ranking of budgetary transparency will include, for the first time in 2017, the Republic of Moldova. The experts' conclusion is that our country has a good place in the functional budgeting of the public budget, but there are a number of gaps that pull our country down. According to Veaceslav Ionita from IDIS “Viitorul", the Republic of Moldova has advanced moderately in recent years in terms of budgetary transparency and access to information on public money.
Find out in the June issue of the Newsletter "Budgets without secrets" which are factors that contribute significantly to Moldova's buildup transparency, as well as the downsides that lower the country's position in the international budget transparency ranking.
Also in this issue you will find the following interesting topics:
E-GOVERNANCE: The "no paper" town hall, the dream of the local elected
REPORT: Local budgets in the Republic of Moldova, insufficient for the development of municipalities
FISC: Business, discouraged by the "mistakes" of officials
COMPETITIVENESS: The most corrupt regions in Moldova
More information you can find in the Newsletter (available only in Romanian)
The publication aims to make transparent the activity of local public authorities in Moldova by promoting transparency and financial accountability.
The Newsletter is produced within the project “Transparent, financially sound and competitive municipalities in Moldova” which is implemented by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) in partnership with IDIS “Viitorul”, with the support of the SlovakAid and the US Embassy to Moldova. The project aims to increase the financial accountability of local governments in 50 municipalities throughout Moldova.
Balti, Cahul and Cimislia are the most transparent localities in the Republic of Moldova. This is the conclusion of the report "Transparency in local governance: between progress and involution", presented today, June 29, by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) "Viitorul".
"The citizens of the Republic of Moldova need democratic, efficient institutions that can serve the public interest only to the extent that they show adherence to the values of the rule of law, and transparency and responsibility is like a turness sheet demonstrating the seriousness of intentions, their concrete plan to work for the public good. Moldova needs to invest much more in the modernization of rural space, local and regional development, which cannot be achieved if we do not treat the administrative autonomy as an effective right for local communities to self-govern, according to the competences and attributions recognized by the legislation and the European Charter of Local Self-Government. Today's event is a good opportunity to demonstrate live how we can stimulate healthy, fair competition between localities to attract more external resources and to re-launch local development engines for the benefit of local citizenship”, stated IDIS Director, Igor Munteanu.
In turn, Peter Tomášek, Development Cooperation Diplomat at Embassy of the Slovakia in Chisinau mentioned “I am glad that we can share our useful and successful experience in order to contribute to increasing the transparency of Moldovan authorities. And INEKO, together with its partners, has created really useful instruments that have obviously raised citizens' interest in civic involvement and the development of their communities".
Attending the event, INEKO Director, Peter Golias underlined: "I am pleased to note that the level of transparency has increased in many municipalities in Moldova, compared to the last year's ranking. Many local authorities have inspired and found the motivation to become more open to the public and not to leave space for corruption. As an example, the town of Balti, which we visited and improved considerably its position in the top of the most transparent municipalities".
The report, signed by expert Viorel Parvan, monitored the activity of local public administration in 60 territorial administrative units in the Republic of Moldova (40 cities and 20 largest villages / communes). Localities were evaluated and ranked in the following nine criteria of transparency: access to information, participation in decision-making, budgeting, public procurement, management of public property, professional ethics and conflict of interests, human resources, social services, investments, municipal companies and participation in companies. The maximum of the accrued points was 100 and the most transparent local public authorities are Balti (83.5 points), Cahul (56 points) and Cimislia (49 points).
"The comparative analysis for 2016 indicates for some local public administrations a progress towards 2015 in terms of ensuring access to public information and transparency in the activity of local government. Of course, cases of passivity in the opening of public data to citizens and their participation in the decision-making process have also been identified. If to make a general average of the points of transparency accumulated by the localities, we will notice a slight increase, in 2015 it was 23.6%, and in the year 2016 the average constituted 25.6%", considers Viorel Parvan.
According to the monitoring report, almost half of the local public authorities (27) do not have headings dedicated to decision-making transparency on their website. Webpages containing such headings are not filled in and do not contain the information required by law. And in 2016, 29 local public authorities of the analyzed ones did not elaborate, approved and informed the internal rules of information, consultation and participation in the process of drafting and adopting decisions. The best examples of access to information are the local public authorities in Balti, Falesti and Orhei. As regards participation in the decision-making process, only 27 local authorities held public consultations in 2016 for draft decisions. At the same time, only the municipal authorities in Chisinau, Balti and Orhei made public the Transparency Report.
With regard to public procurement, 23 public local authorities have partially publicized public procurement announcements. Also, only Balti Town Hall has published some public procurement contracts on the web in 2016. The most transparent in drafting and executing the budget are Cimislia, Falesti and Cahul.
The author notes that although 23 local authorities have made public on the Mayor's CV on the website, most localities (57) do not bring to the attention of citizens the declarations of income and property of local elected representatives.
The report "Transparency in local governance: between progress and involution" also shows that 14 local public authorities made public vacancies available on the web page in 2016 and only one local public authority, namely Balti municipality published the minutes of candidates 'selection board for the vacant position, including commission evaluation and applicants' rankings.
Other chapters analyzed are "investments" and "management of public assets ", where data show a less favorable trend. Thus, only seven localities publish on the web site information on projects managed by the local government. At the same time, 49 local public authorities do not publish announcements regarding the sale / lease / lease of local public goods. However, the best examples of transparency in the management of public property are the local public authorities in Balti and Cricova.
"A fully transparent local administration implies that public authorities must guarantee free access to information and ensure that citizens are properly informed on a timely basis", says Viorel Parvan.
At the June 29th conference on "Transparency and responsibility of local authorities through anti-Corruption actions" the public finance expert, Angela Secrieru, communicated the results of the local public revenue assessment of the 50 largest cities and villages in Moldova compiled in a report. According to her, local public administrations in the Republic of Moldova have few sources of income compared to many other local governments around the world. The budgets of the administrative-territorial units have insufficient financial potential and the local economies face the inability to generate their own revenues in the necessary volume.
The event was attended by Transparency International experts from Slovakia who shared their experience in the field. Also, the main conclusions of the Local Business Development Index were presented. The Index, signed by Liubomir Chiriac, Tatiana Lariusin and Ion Butmalai, aims to analyze the competitive advantages and disadvantages of Moldovan regions.
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Top of the most transparent municipalities in the Republic of Moldova can be found on the open data portal: http://localtransparency.viitorul.org/.
The event was held within the project “Transparent, financially sound and competitive municipalities in Moldova” which is implemented by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) in partnership with IDIS “Viitorul”, with the support of the SlovakAid and the US Embassy to Moldova. The project aims to increase the financial accountability of local governments in 50 municipalities throughout Moldova.
For details, contact Ana – Maria Veverita: ana.veverita@viitorul.org or at phone number (0 22) 221844
On Thursday, June 15, 2017, in the Multipurpose hall of the A.Russo State University in Balti municipality, IDIS experts opened public debates on the main conclusions of the Local Democracy Statement (SDL) report, an event organized in partnership with the North Regional Development Agency (ADR) and IDEA (Sweden).
In its opening speech, Nana Kalandadze, IDEAS Program Coordinator, mentioned the following:
"Democracy is solid through its institutional foundations, participation and citizenship. This type of comprehensive report on the institutions of local democracy is applied for the first time in the Republic of Moldova on the basis of several conceptual pillars: Citizenship, Justice and Equal Rights, Representatives and Democratic Institutions at Local Level, Citizen Initiatives and Participation, which define in a more flexible formula what the classic instruments of participatory democracy from the citizens perspective. The IDEA model is particularly suited to assess the quality and practices of citizenship at local and sub-national (regional) levels, measuring citizens' attachment to the levers by which a political regime operates: representation, transparency, democratic accountability and other issues. The elaboration of this report implied a consistent and migratory effort of research, data collection, analysis, but also extensive public consultations. We are glad to be in Balti today, together with our partners, IDIS and ADR, to discuss the most relevant and useful aspects of this Report".
"The Local Democracy Status Assessment Report is a new product that IDIS experts have worked with pleasure and dedication", said Igor Munteanu, Director of IDIS. Sustainable development needs good laws, administrative practices described through efficiency and integrity, but also needs the creative energy of local participation, without which nothing can guarantee results in time. There are over-exploited terminals sometimes, "participation", "transparency", "representation," which we often do not look alive from a simple citizen's perspective, and this contributes to a certain extent to the inflation of political populism, emptying the content of local democracy institutions. Local autonomy is based on the need for trust, participation and solidarity. A model of democratic government at the local level is, from my perspective, the vital step that the resettlement of democracy needs. Many of the country's failures and tragedies have resulted from the isolation of citizens from the decision-making process, the reduction of dialogue and interaction, especially at a local level, especially in a divided society that needs solidarity and trust in positive options for development and economic growth".
The Study on the Status of Local Democracy is a premiere for the Republic of Moldova, given that the evaluation includes a comprehensive analysis of all development areas, quantitative and qualitative measurements, including in the regions of the eastern part of the Republic of Moldova, bringing to the attention of those interested a solid basis of new data. The study provides a comprehensive picture of significant differences between towns, regions, and communities, aiming to explain and interpret existing inequalities, thus managing to analyze the course of decentralization and its obstacles.
The report "The Status of Local Democracy in Moldova" is currently at the stage of its punctual discourse through a series of regional and sectorial events, where its observations and recommendations are grounded. Its final version will be presented on 29 June at a national summit conference with the participation of the Swiss Cooperation Office (SDC) and IDEA International (Institute for Democracy and Election Assistance) to influence the quality of the policies and priorities chosen In the Republic of Moldova on local development, judicial reforms and the rule of law, as well as regional policies.
The local public authorities in our country are struggling to spend tens of thousands of lei annually on piles of papers that are rotting in mayoralties or district councils. Money is chopped up on all sorts of feasibility studies, architectural projects, or energy audit reports that remain untenable. Many times, local elected representatives find no funding for these projects, or change their minds on the way, with public money being simply wasted on unnecessary documents.
Find out in the May issue of the Newsletter "Budgets without secrets" which District Councils and Town Halls have invested hundreds of thousands of lei for studies that have remained on paper and have not led to any concrete projects.
Also in this issue you will find the following interesting topics:
INTERESTS: Moldovan garbage from European projects
BALANCE: Few Moldovan authorities publish their activity reports
IRREGULARITIES: Land unregistration in Chisinau costs over 3.7 billion lei
UKRAINE EXPERIENCE: Open budget and public procurement - the basis for the transparency of local budgets
OPINION: Moldova should be transformed into a "free economic zone”
More information you can find in the Newsletter (available only in Romanian)
The publication aims to make transparent the activity of local public authorities in Moldova by promoting transparency and financial accountability.
The Newsletter is produced within the project “Transparent, financially sound and competitive municipalities in Moldova” which is implemented by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) in partnership with IDIS “Viitorul”, with the support of the SlovakAid and the US Embassy to Moldova. The project aims to increase the financial accountability of local governments in 50 municipalities throughout Moldova.
IDIS "Viitorul", in partnership with the Council of Europe, launches the 2015-2016 edition of the Best Practices Programme in Local Public Administration in Moldova.
The aim of this program is to identify and disseminate innovative and efficient initiatives from the local public administration in the Republic of Moldova and to make known the experience and outstanding results of the local public authorities and institutions in the country.
The sections of the best practices competition for the current edition are:
The best practices competition involves three stages, namely: registration/best practices submission, evaluation of the submitted projects, nomination and awarding of the winners.
To participate, local practice must be implemented between 1 June 2015 and 31 December 2016. Best practices will be evaluated on the basis of the EVALUATION GRID
The deadline for participation at the Best Practices Programme (the 2015-2016 edition) is 30 JUNE. Thus, the local public administration authorities will send the completed PARTICIPATION FORM to the following addresses: Chisinau, MD-2005, Str. Iacob Hincu 10/1, IDIS "Viitorul" for the "Best Practices Programme" or ana.veverita@viitorul.org with the mention "Best Practices Programme"
In the national competition cannot participate best local practice projects that have been awarded in previous editions of the program or project ideas that have not yet been implemented. Practices that have been successfully implemented before participating in the competition are also accepted.
For more information, please see (in Romanian) the Best Practices Program Informative Prospectus
Best practices will be awarded at a National Award Ceremony to be held in December a.c and will be disseminated through an Anthology of Best Practices and the documentary “Together for performances in local governance”.
The Best Practices Programme of Local Authorities in Moldova is implemented by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) "Viitorul", with the financial support of the Council of Europe. The Programme aims at identifying, promoting and disseminating good practices among local public authorities in the Republic of Moldova, thus contributing to the efficiency of local governance.
For more details, contact Program Coordinator Ana - Maria Veverita at 0 22 221844 or ana.veverita@viitorul.org
A good infrastructure usually attracts more investors. However, we have a paradox in the Republic of Moldova - the most economically developed regions are Chisinau and Balti, but the infrastructure in these municipalities fails in front of the existing ones in other regions of the republic. The top of the most competitive regions, conducted by IDIS "Viitorul" (http://competitiveness.viitorul.org), shows that in Soroca, Briceni and Edinet have the best infrastructure in the Republic of Moldova.
Find out from the April edition of the Newsletter "Budgets Without Secrets"
Find out in the April issue of the Newsletter "Budgets without secrets" how the northern regions manage to attract investors and what position the Chisinau and Balti municipalities have in this respect.
Also in this issue you will find the following interesting topics:
ONLINE: Agenda of a mayor, public or not?
INVOLVEMENT: The gravel of the village, at the mayor's market
REFORM: The return to the districts cost Moldova 20 billion lei
ANALYSIS: Moldova's mayoralties spending more than planned and investing zero lei in infrastructure
CENSUS: Republic of Moldova, depopulated
VISITS: Local public authorities, helped to become more transparent
More information you can find in the Newsletter (available only in Romanian)
The publication aims to make transparent the activity of local public authorities in Moldova by promoting transparency and financial accountability.
The Newsletter is produced within the project “Transparent, financially sound and competitive municipalities in Moldova” which is implemented by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) in partnership with IDIS “Viitorul”, with the support of the SlovakAid and the US Embassy to Moldova. The project aims to increase the financial accountability of local governments in 50 municipalities throughout Moldova.
Although have tight budgets that barely afford to provide basic necessities for the activity of subordinated institutions and often end the year with deficits, local authorities in Moldova afford to spend tens of millions of lei for the comfort of local officials who use official vehicles. According to the Public Procurement Agency only in 2016 and the first months of this year, local authorities have bought 51 cars that cost over 10.5 million lei.
Find out in the March edition of the Newsletter "Budgets without secrets" which municipalities can afford to buy and maintain real “jewels” on four wheels.
Also in this issue, you will find the following topics:
PROCUREMENT: “Golden” scene and pavement at Leova
COMPETITIVENESS: The highest wages are paid in Chisinau, the best infrastructure – at Causeni
OPINIONS: Decentralization could increase the competitiveness of regions
EFFECTIVENESS OF SPENDINGS: Official cars, a luxury for local budgets
PRACTICE OF SLOVAKIA: Procurement contracts - public information or not?
OPPORTUNITY: Small Grants for local authorities in Moldova
More information you can find in the Newsletter (available only in Romanian)
The publication aims to make transparent the activity of local public authorities in Moldova by promoting transparency and financial accountability.
The Newsletter is produced within the project “Transparent, financially sound and competitive municipalities in Moldova” which is implemented by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) in partnership with IDIS “Viitorul”, with the support of the SlovakAid and the US Embassy to Moldova. The project aims to increase the financial accountability of local governments in 50 municipalities throughout Moldova.
Public property in rural areas of Moldova became of anyone. Thousands of assets worth over one billion lei did not have an owner, are not listed in the register of the State Enterprise "Cadastre" and can end at any private property. Local authorities say they do not have enough money in the budget to tabulate all land and public buildings. According to estimations made Veaceslav Ionita from the Court of Auditors reports, the public unregistered assets exceed over 15 billion lei, of which at least seven billion are owned by local authorities.
Read the latest edition of the newsletter "Budgets without secrets" (No. 4, February issue) in the in which regions the most expensive “ghost” assets were identified.
Also in this issue you will find these topics:
Loss: „Ghost” assets
OPINION: Veaceslav Ionita: "The value of public unregistered assets exceed 15 billion lei"
CIVIC BUDGET: Participatory budgeting gains ground in Moldova
INTERVIEW: Mihai Manoli: "Wealth tax is unconstitutional”
EXAMPLE: The budgets of public institutions in Estonia, accessible to every citizen
DIGITS: How much state employers cost?
RECOMMENDATIONS: Comrat, included among the most transparent municipalities in Moldova
More information you can find in the Newsletter (available only in Romanian)
The publication aims to make transparent the activity of local public authorities in Moldova by promoting transparency and financial accountability.
The Newsletter is produced within the project “Transparent, financially sound and competitive municipalities in Moldova” which is implemented by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) in partnership with IDIS “Viitorul”, with the support of the SlovakAid and the US Embassy to Moldova. The project aims to increase the financial accountability of local governments in 50 municipalities throughout Moldova.
