Council of Europe Office in Chisinau

📢The Council of Europe Office in Chisinau is launching a tender for the purchase of printing and publishing services in the framework of the Council of Europe Project ”Ensuring an effective framework for the protection of children from all forms of violence and ensure child-friendly justice”. ⏳Deadline for submission of tenders is 1 August 2025. 🔗Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/N98GT

📊 The Council of Europe, together with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Republic of Moldova, organised a workshop aimed at strengthening national authorities' capacity to analyse and interpret data as part of the National Risk Assessment (NRA) on money laundering and terrorist financing. 🔍 The event follows the launch of Moldova’s NRA process earlier in 2025, using the Council of Europe’s methodology. Participants received technical guidance on risk analysis and interpretation methods, applying tools aligned with this approach. 📌 The training addressed predicate offences, high-risk subjects such as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), sectoral vulnerabilities, and cross-border risks. A special focus was placed on enhancing the participants’ ability to translate quantitative and qualitative data into clear, well-founded risk narratives and scores to support strategic decision-making. Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/gobi4

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the Council of Europe, Secretary General Alain Berset delivers a special video message honouring this milestone. “If today’s Moldova could speak to the Moldova of 1995, it would probably say: 'Look how far we’ve come.’*” says the Secretary General. “Today, elections are more transparent, courts more independent, anti-corruption frameworks are in place, journalists enjoy greater freedom and protection, and we are fighting disinformation, discrimination and hate speech. We are protecting the rights and dignity of all citizens, including the most vulnerable.” 📽️ Watch the full video below.

📯La 13 iulie 1995, Republica Moldova a devenit cel de-al 36-lea stat membru al Consiliului Europei, aducând vocea și aspirațiile cetățenilor săi la cea mai importantă organizație europeană pentru drepturile omului. Timp de trei decenii, Consiliul Europei a sprijinit Republica Moldova în consolidarea statului de drept, a libertății de exprimare și în construirea unui sistem de justiție independent și echitabil. Prin eforturi comune, Consiliul Europei și autoritățile naționale au implementat programe de cooperare pentru îmbunătățirea guvernării, combaterea corupției și a discriminării, consolidarea independenței judiciare și promovarea încrederii între comunitățile de pe ambele maluri ale Nistrului. Sprijinul pentru crearea și funcționarea eficientă a Institutului Național al Justiției, a Consiliului pentru Egalitate și a Centrului de Instruire Continuă în Domeniul Electoral, precum și asistența acordată Telefilm Chișinău pentru producția de documentare sunt doar câteva exemple concrete ale contribuției de lungă durată a Consiliului Europei la dezvoltarea democratică în Moldova.

The third edition of the Money in Politics regional conference gathered 120+ participants from across Europe — including Ireland, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and the UK — for an in-depth dialogue on safeguarding electoral integrity in an increasingly digital world. This year’s focus: the impact of digital technologies on democratic processes and political finance. Discussions covered foreign interference, the role of cryptocurrencies, online disinformation, third-party donations, and emerging cross-border threats to elections. The conference concluded with a set of forward-looking recommendations addressed to public institutions, political parties, social media platforms, and civil society — aiming to reinforce transparency and accountability in political financing and digital campaigning, ahead of Moldova’s parliamentary elections in September 2025. Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/psEHR

📘 Council of Europe developed a manual that will assist national authorities in drafting national reports for the European Committee of Social Rights. 📌 The manual provides practical guidance on how these reports should be structured and what content they should include, emphasizing the importance of accuracy and clarity of the data submitted. Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/M8XVS

📢The Council of Europe Office in Chisinau is looking for a Provider to offer services to carry out a mapping statelessness exercise in selected districts (Briceni, Ocnita, Edinet, Riscani, Soldanesti, Rezina, Telenesti and Orhei) of the Republic of Moldova. ⏳Deadline for submission of tenders is 23 July 2025. 🔗Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/75Jlq

📢The Council of Europe Office in Chisinau is looking for Providers for event management services for cooperation activities in the Republic of Moldova. ⏳Deadline for submission of tenders is 15 August 2025 🔗Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/LihQ5

📚 17 professionals from the Republican Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance took part in a two-day practical training focused on preventing and identifying signs of sexual abuse in preschool children. 👶 The session built on a previous training held in November 2024, which introduced the “Kiko and the Hand” methodology. This time, the focus was on hands-on exercises, case studies, and role-plays to prepare participants to work more effectively with kindergarten educators and children. Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/PE4Cw Click here to read the book „Kiko and the Hand”: https://go.coe.int/VUkw9 Follow the link for more resources on the protection of children:https://go.coe.int/WJBY7

A roundtable organised by the Council of Europe brought together key actors from the criminal justice system in the Republic of Moldova to discuss strengthening the application of non-custodial preventive measures, with a particular focus on provisional release on bail. ⚖️ The discussion was grounded in European standards, including Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the recommendations of the Committee of Ministers in the Șarban group of cases. 🔍 A key theme was the need for a behavioural and institutional shift in the approach to preventive measures. Experts explored how behavioural insights can help understand the decision-making processes of justice professionals and support the adoption of evidence-based, reform-oriented practices. Follow the link for more: https://go.coe.int/6LlFc