THE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLAN FOR THE CITY OF UNGHENI PART 3
An overview of the current conditions of tourism in Ungheni City and its surrounding area: Planning for tourism growth 1. An overview of the current conditions of tourism in the community (city and surrounding areas) "evaluation of decentralized public services" which includes data derived from deep analysis of decentralized public services, the degree of population accessibility and the ability of regional offices of the State Chancellery (OTCS) to coordinate them. The country has been divided into five administrative regions. Because of political issues for only three of these the administrative structures have been established. The “Central Region” which includes the capital Chisinau and Ungheni is one of the ‘operational’ regions. This perhaps is not an optimum location for Ungheni as the Region will be dominated by the requirements of the capital.
1.1 Policies at Regional Level A strong degree of regionalization would assist local development of tourism and thereby Ungheni. At the promptings of the EU, decentralization of power and ensuring local autonomy is a stated priority of government and one of the objectives defined in the reform program ‘Rethink Moldova’. At the meeting with the Deputy Minister for Construction and Regionalization, these changes and recent developments in regionalization were outlined. A Joint Integrated Local Development Program is involved in planning decentralization strategies. It has completed several studies including evaluations of the administrative capacities of local authorities, an assessment on whether the current administrative structures is ‘fit-for-purpose’ in satisfying the local, regional and national priorities and an
1.2 Policies at Local Level While there is no tourism unit in Ungheni Urban Council or Ungheni Judetul, both administrations pursue policies in improving 55
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN City of Ungheni – Republic of Moldova