The Technical Assistance for the Integration of ATU Gagauzia into the National Framework for Regional Development project aims to strengthen local governance and institutional capacity in Gagauzia, ensuring better coordination with Moldova’s central authorities in planning and implementing regional development priorities. The project fosters an enabling environment for sustainable regional development, aligning Gagauzia’s practices with those of other regions (South, Centre, and North) and supporting strategic planning, project formulation, and access to regional development funds.

1. Strengthen Gagauzia’s capacity to implement and monitor regional development policies within Moldova’s national framework.
2. Enhance the ability of local public authorities, civil society, and businesses to prepare and manage development projects.
3. Support access to regional development funding and the formulation of future projects through feasibility studies.

1. ATU Gagauzia is better integrated within Moldova’s national regional development framework.
2. Improved operational capacity of local institutions and organisations to design and implement projects under different funding programs.
3. Strengthened capacity to access and implement regional development funding under various programs.
4. Operational mechanisms in place for the effective implementation of the regional development initiatives.