{"id":7271,"date":"2026-04-15T21:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/strengthening-the-capacity-of-local-public-authorities\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:17:14","slug":"strengthening-the-capacity-of-local-public-authorities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/en\/strengthening-the-capacity-of-local-public-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening the capacity of Local Public Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7271\" class=\"elementor elementor-7271 elementor-6592\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8735c2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8735c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f6c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8f6c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strengthening local authorities to improve public services and support Moldova\u2019s European integration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9657686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9657686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving the capacity of local administrations supports the delivery of high-quality public services, the development of a modern public administration, and alignment with European values and standards.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52da50d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52da50d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfe26e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cfe26e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2d026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c2d026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why strengthening the capacity of local public authorities matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f649bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f649bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strengthening the capacity of Local Public Authorities (LPAs) in Moldova is an essential condition for improving public service delivery, advancing public administration reform, and supporting the country\u2019s European integration process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aca62c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aca62c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dc08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4dc08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1-560x373.png 560w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-58-1.png 1674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734e838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"734e838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we support the development of LPA capacities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b0cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b0cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PACE Local project aims to empower LPAs to become agents of change, capable of responding to citizens\u2019 needs and contributing to meaningful transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a217e88 e-con-full features-grid e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a217e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66db6f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66db6f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3868be elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_feature\" data-id=\"b3868be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova_feature version_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-person-chalkboard\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSkills development\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Training and technical support for local public officials, focusing on strategic planning, effective management, and improving the delivery of public services.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1946a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1946a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a88ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_feature\" data-id=\"c9a88ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova_feature version_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-pen-to-square\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess to European practices\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exchange of experience and learning from successful models in EU Member States and candidate countries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518bcf3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"518bcf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8bcd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_feature\" data-id=\"3f8bcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova_feature version_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-euro-sign\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess to funding\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Support in understanding funding mechanisms, preparing projects, and managing national and European funds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3a78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e3a78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access to funding and EU opportunities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c508be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c508be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203b86b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"203b86b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce44f20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce44f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-167-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cbd1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0cbd1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb5a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb5a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strengthening capacities will also enhance the ability of Local Public Authorities (LPAs) to access and manage national and European funding opportunities, a particularly important aspect in the context of Moldova\u2019s EU accession process. LPAs receive support for: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb580e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_list_checked\" data-id=\"ebb580e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_list_checked.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova_list_checked\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>understanding EU funding mechanisms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>preparing project proposals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>managing initiatives funded from external sources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50532fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50532fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will increase Moldova\u2019s overall capacity to absorb EU pre-accession funds and, later, cohesion funds, while also enabling local communities to benefit from strategic investments in infrastructure and services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e88fe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e88fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a86cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15a86cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cooperation and effective coordination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c916e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c916e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Promoting collaboration among clusters of local authorities helps them jointly address challenges in service delivery and overcome limitations caused by administrative fragmentation, thereby strengthening their overall capacity. The benefits of cooperation include: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bd028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_list_checked\" data-id=\"39bd028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_list_checked.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova_list_checked\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>more efficient use of resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>reducing administrative fragmentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>development of joint projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"check-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>improved cooperation between local and central levels<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9097e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9097e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #005a69;\">Outcome<\/span><\/h2><p>By placing capacity building at the core of its approach, the project contributes to creating stronger, more professional, and better-prepared local administrations. Strengthened Local Public Authorities (LPAs) will be able to deliver higher-quality services, engage citizens more effectively, and play an active role in Moldova\u2019s reform agenda and its European Union accession process. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strengthening local authorities to improve public services and support Moldova\u2019s European integration Improving the capacity of local administrations supports the delivery of high-quality public services, the development of a modern public administration, and alignment with European values and standards. 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