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Project title:

Building collaborative pathways for regional development and improved administrative capacity for EU cohesion policy adoption in Ukraine and Moldova

Project acronym:

EUroBRIDGE_UA_MD

Period:

2025 - 2029

Program / Financer:

Funded by the European Commission through the ERDF Technical Assistance Programme (ERDF-TA-2024-SUPPORTUMBR)

Partners:

  • Regional development agency of Odesa region
  • Municipal Center for Development of Entrepreneurship
  • Hygia

Countries where activities are carried out:

  • Ukraine
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Romania

General project objective:

The EUroBRIDGE_UA_MD project aims to strengthen institutional collaboration and cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. It focuses on building a practical and sustainable framework for long-term cooperation by supporting joint initiatives, enhancing administrative and operational capacities, and facilitating knowledge exchange among regional actors.
Over the next four years, the project will support more than 110 cross-border partnerships through grants and tailored services in areas such as training, consultancy, and innovation, creating the foundation for stronger European integration and regional development.

Hygia involvement:

We were involved in the development of the EUroBRIDGE_UA_MD international initiative from its early stages. Following the project’s approval for funding, we now coordinate training and experience exchange activities for partners in the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

Through our role as a Research Liaison Office - Connect@Hygia, accredited by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, and supported by our office in Chișinău, we are responsible for:

  • Training and mentoring to strengthen institutional capacities;
  • Knowledge transfer to support innovation;
  • Facilitating sustainable regional cooperation between public, private, and research actors.