The Delegation of the European Union to Moldova was established to facilitate relations between Moldova and the European Union

Moldova and the European Union

Relations between Moldova and the European Union are currently shaped via the European Neighbourhood Policy , a foreign policy instrument of the EU designed for the countries it borders....

. It is located in Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

's capital, Chişinău

Chisinau

Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

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History

The European Commission

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....

 opened up a new office in Moldova on October 6, 2005 headed by Cesare de Montis

Cesare de Montis

Cesare de Montis is an official of the European Union. He was the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Moldova .-Biography:...

. The interim President of Moldova, Mihai Ghimpu

Mihai Ghimpu

Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951, Coloniţa, Moldova, is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament from 28 August 2009 to 30 December 2010 and Acting President from 11 September 2009 until 28 December 2010.-Family:...

, awarded the Honour Order to Cesare de Montis in October 2009 at the end of his mandate in Moldova.

The Head of the European Union Delegation to Moldova has been Ambassador Dirk Steffen Schuebel since November 2009. Before, Dirk Schuebel was the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

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The Delegation of the European Union to Moldova is located at 12 Kogălniceanu Street, in Downtown Chişinău

Downtown Chişinău

Central or Downtown Chişinău is the central business district of Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :In central Chişinău are located the major governmental and business institutions of Moldova:*The Parliament*Government building*Presidential palace...

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