We congratulate the NIER team for the active participation at the sports competition of civil servants, Twelfth Edition, on June 6 to 7, 2015. After two days of competitions at table tennis, checkers, chess, volleyball, football, darts, weight lifting, NIER team won the first place in men's volleyball, second place - individual competition at darts.The team was awarded with cups, diplomas and medals.

We bring our high consideration for NIER management that fully promotes a healthy lifestyle and not at least - the supporters who have heated the atmosphere.

BSEC-KAS Joint Workshop on “SMEs and Small Farms in Agribusiness” was held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, on 16-17 April 2015. It constituted the 47th workshop jointly organized by the BSEC PERMIS and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung since 1997, aiming to enhance dialogue between the stakeholders and decision-makers in the development of SME policies in the BSEC region. At the end of the Workshop, the participants made a series of recommendations to the governments of the BSEC Member States for incorporating them in their national policies and regulations for promoting SMEs and small farms in agribusiness.

On April 29, 2015, the National Institute for Economic Research in cooperation with Inspiro Consulting organized the event of  launching of the project ”AGRIBUSINESS ASSOCIATION MODEL IN V4 COUNTRIES: A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR MOLDOVA COMPETITIVENESS” financed by Visegrad Fund.

German Economic Team Moldova in cooperation with the National Institute for Economic Research have developed the policy note: Benefits in kind: Best international practice and lessons for Moldova

The policy note can be downloaded here: [attachment=312]

The project “PROMOTING BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME)”

 Project duration: 01.04.2014 - 30.09.2014 (6 months)

Although small businesses’ individual environmental footprint in EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) may be low, their aggregate impact is considerable. However, EaP countries have given little consideration to the greening of small businesses, and lack the legal, policy and institutional means to enhance the environmental performance of SMEs. The SME Policy Index report produced by the OECD, the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2012 recommended that EaP countries include green economy concepts in their SME programmes and strategies and provide resources for the promotion of eco-efficient business among SMEs.

The National Institute for Economic Research has organized two training sessions in the context of the European project “Introducing EU standards in Moldova: towards a new model of cooperation and planning”

During 5 – 6th of May 2014, The National Institute for Economic Research has organized two training sessions on Strategic Planning and Inter-municipal Cooperation. 

The training sessions addressed the following topics: aspects of cooperation between central, regional and local governments, theoretical and practical aspects of strategic planning, case studies, etc. 

The National Institute for Economic Research joined the European Charter and Code for Researchers

On 11 February 2014, the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER) issued the Declaration of accession to the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, through which it agreed on the principles and conditions set out there in.

These two documents adopted by the European Commission on 11 March 2005, includes key elements - to make research an attractive career, as an essential part of stimulating economic growth and job creation. They specify the roles, responsibilities and prerogatives of researchers and employers.
Charter and Code contains 40 principles and general conditions which are structured in 4 dimensions, such as: Ethics and professional aspects; Recruitment; Working conditions and social security; Trainings.

Through this Declaration the NIER voluntarily undertakes to apply in its activity the principles set out in Charter and Code of Conduct and established aimed at creating an attractive environment for its researchers' career and improving the quality of research and innovation activity.
List of other institutions in the world can be found on this link: https://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/charterAndCode

The first kick-off meeting of the project “Introducing EU standards in Moldova: towards a new model of cooperation and planning”

The first kick-off meeting of the project “Introducing EU standards in Moldova: towards a new model of cooperation and planning” took place on March 21, 2014. The representative of the following institutions attended the meeting: National Institute for Economic Research, Inspiro Consulting LLC, Szent Istvan University, Slovak University of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, European Movement Forum. 

The National Institute for Economic Research will organize the first kick-off meeting of the project: “Introducing EU standards in Moldova: towards a new model of cooperation and planning” on March 21, in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

The main aim of the meeting is to set up the sustainable platform of cooperation between partners of the project and to develop the WBS and the responsibility matrix of the project. A short presentation of the project will be made during the meeting and afterwards, there will be discussed cooperation and planning in V4 countries, regulatory framework, main tools and best practices on cooperation and planning in each country.

The representative of the following institutions will take part into the meeting: National Institute for Economic Research, Inspiro Consulting LLC, Szent Istvan University, Slovak University of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, European Movement Forum, USAID.

The project aims to contribute to regional development through increasing steering capacity of public administration and competencies of the institutions responsible for development in Moldova.

The project consists in strengthening the self-governance and local democracy, good management practices in the local administration with respect to V4 countries experience. As well the character of the project consists in strengthening the cooperation between V4 and Moldova local public representatives.