More European Union in Cahul municipality

The Young European Ambassadors, accompanied by Adam Grodzicki, Deputy Head of the Cooperation Section of the European Union Delegation, and Thomas Alveteg, Head of the Development Cooperation Department of the Swedish Embassy in Moldova, brought the European

Union closer to the inhabitants of Cahul. During their visit, they interacted with entrepreneurs developing businesses with EU support, visited the innovative and creative space provided by the Digital Lab and discussed the European perspective of the Republic of Moldova.

The visit began with a tour of the Cahul Business Incubator, which hosts residents who benefit from mentoring and business coaching. The officials, together with the TAE, met the students of the "Pyotr Rumyantyev" High School, which houses the Digital Laboratory, equipped with the most advanced equipment for studying the disciplines of the future. The lab was funded by the EU and Sweden. The participants became part of a dialogue with pupils and students from Cahul municipality and neighbouring localities, hosted by the State University "Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu". During the visit to the university, the representatives of the diplomatic corps, together with entrepreneurs and beneficiaries of EU projects discussed with the Young European Ambassadors, students and pupils present the opportunities supported by the EU and Member States, innovative entrepreneurship and possibilities of cooperation in the context of the European Year of Competences, which is marked in 2023. the municipality of Cahul and the inhabitants of the region. The support has been directed mainly towards financing projects to thus providing learning opportunities and support for start-ups in the region. Participants also interacted with journalists modernise public services, infrastructure design, renovation of recreational areas, support for local entrepreneurs and other local initiatives.