{"id":7519,"date":"2020-08-20T03:27:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T03:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/pace-local\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:46:50","slug":"pace-local","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/en\/pace-local\/","title":{"rendered":"PACE Local"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7519\" class=\"elementor elementor-7519 elementor-1315\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1dd29d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1dd29d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72ce8f4\" data-id=\"72ce8f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a673ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a673ea2\" 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\">Local Public Administration and Citizen Engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6a467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e6a467\" 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: Local Public Administration and Citizen Engagement is an initiative implemented during 2025\u20132029 with a budget of 79.9 million SEK, contributing to the strengthening of local governance in the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee4d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee4d3a\" 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 project is implemented by SALAR International, with financial support from the Government of Sweden, provided through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bef0398\" data-id=\"bef0398\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5dbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d5dbbc\" 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\/03\/image-64-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-64-560x373.webp 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d023e91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d023e91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f702eaa\" data-id=\"f702eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f240282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"f240282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title second_font\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProject Components\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\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-90809cd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90809cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c2d943 project-components\" data-id=\"6c2d943\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-07438c0 project-components elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07438c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a566377\" data-id=\"a566377\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9609d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_feature\" data-id=\"9609d44\" 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-solid fa-building-columns\"><\/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\tSupport for the Government of the Republic of Moldova\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>The programme supports the implementation of the Public Administration Reform Strategy by improving coordination between central and local levels and the distribution of responsibilities. It also contributes to the development of the e-LPA digital platform. <\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b06e9b0\" data-id=\"b06e9b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7042202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_feature\" data-id=\"7042202\" 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-solid fa-handshake\"><\/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\tSupport for clusters of local public authorities\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>The project supports cooperation between local authorities to improve public services based on citizens\u2019 priorities. It includes small-scale investments, feasibility studies, technical documentation, the establishment of One-Stop Shops for Public Services (CUPS), as well as training and mentoring. <\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-786978f\" data-id=\"786978f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50bd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_feature\" data-id=\"d50bd64\" 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-solid fa-user-check\"><\/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\tSupport for European integration at the local level\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>SALAR International promotes the involvement of local authorities and citizens in the EU accession process by strengthening dialogue, facilitating access to European funding, and developing the capacities needed to align with EU standards.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f06b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22f06b3\" 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-735a59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"735a59c\" 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\">Citizen engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003657a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"003657a\" 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>Citizen engagement is a cross-cutting priority of the project. Active participation in decision-making and in setting priorities helps increase trust in public institutions and supports the European integration process. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9b33c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc9b33c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f6b11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8f6b11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6916a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed6916a\" 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=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/salarinternational.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dbu_3537-2-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium 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data-id=\"5d476cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39eccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d39eccc\" 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: #e6460a;\">Expected results<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a84a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_list_checked\" data-id=\"5a84a5c\" 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>Strengthened support for local development and public service delivery<\/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 coordination in implementing public administration reform<\/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>Clear distribution of responsibilities between levels of government<\/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 and expansion of digital services (e-LPA platform)<\/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>Strengthened capacities of local public officials<\/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 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