European Court Program: 472 initiatives declared eligible

After examining the 502 applications submitted under the European Court Program, 472 project initiatives were declared eligible. 250 million lei will be allocated from the state budget for the implementation of these projects. Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Vladimir Bolea made the statement on 11 June.

The official mentioned that at the first stage, the ministry has already developed 57 project sketches for the courtyards to be redeveloped. Additionally, another 32 courtyards have been placed on the reserve list to be financed from the remaining funds.


"When tenders for the construction of the first courtyards take place, they obviously go for the lowest price, and the entire 250 million lei will not be used. From the remaining financial resources, the next courts from the 32 will be taken. Moreover, the Ministry of Infrastructure has started making requests to the Ministry of Finance to find resources to add to this project," said Vladimir Bolea.


The minister assured that none of the 472 selected projects will be rejected and all the courtyards will be rehabilitated.


"All 472 courtyards that have been declared eligible matter to the Ministry of Infrastructure, and ultimately, the Government will provide financial resources to rebuild all these courtyards," the minister said.


Vladimir Bolea explained the reasons why some applications were not accepted initially.

The European Court program, launched by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, is intended for the rehabilitation of courtyard blocks in the municipality of Chișinău and its suburbs.

Thus, each courtyard selected in the program can receive funding of up to 5 million lei. However, this amount may vary depending on the requests. The money will be used for modernizing access roads and stairs, installing street lighting, setting up parking lots, playgrounds, urban furniture, access ramps, and other infrastructure works.