Republic of Moldova - EU investment conference scheduled for 4 June to be opened by President, European Commissioner and Prime Minister

Republic of Moldova - EU investment conference, scheduled for 4 June in Chisinau will be opened by President Maia Sandu, European Commissioner Marta Kos and Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu. Investment Agency made the statement today. The event aims to become a platform for analyzing strategic investment opportunities between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova.

“This high-level opening will set the framework for a strategic dialogue on the investment potential of the Republic of Moldova, the country’s integration into European value chains, and the opportunities created by the EU Growth Plan for Moldova,” the Investment Agency said.

The conference will bring together companies, decision-makers, representatives of the European Commission, and financial institutions for high-level discussions, round tables, sectoral pitching sessions and B2B meetings.

President Maia Sandu said that Chisinau authorities are holding talks with foreign investors from several countries, including France, the United States of America and Romania to attract investments into the economy of the Republic of Moldova.

“The investment forum in June will be organized jointly with the European Union and we hope for results. We held discussions with French, American, and Romanian companies. If the war in Ukraine ends, the reconstruction of that country will begin, and those companies that will be in Moldova will grow,” Maia Sandu said on the evening of Thursday, May 14.

Previously, Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announced that during the conference the announcement of several “major investments” is planned.

The conference will also take place in the context of the European Commission’s call for expressions of interest regarding investments in the Republic of Moldova, open to companies from the European Union, the European Economic Area, and the Republic of Moldova. The call has already generated significant interest, with 45 project proposals submitted in the first phase, targeting areas such as energy and renewables, the agri-food sector, digitalization, transport and logistics.

The priority areas addressed at the conference are the capital market and financial instruments for investments; energy and the green transition; transport, logistics, and European connectivity; agro-processing and rural investments; industry and integration into European value chains; innovation, digitalization, health and biotechnology.

The conference is organized by the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the European Commission, with the support of the Investment Agency and the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization, and marks one year since the launch of the Growth Plan for the Republic of Moldova.