A total of 23 inspiring young individuals from the South Caucasus and Moldova, including from the conflict affected regions, convened in the third edition of the Change Makers Forum organised by the EU-funded Project EU4Dialogue. The Forum took place in Finland, from 26 April to 1 May 2024, and focused on contributing to desirable changes in the participants’ communities, and on designing and executing engaging and targeted communication to enhance the impact of Change Makers’ community actions. Key focus was also to provide a safe space for dialogue and sharing of experiences.

The project of the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) "Viitorul" in the field of public procurement "Innovative improvements in the public procurement system of the Republic of Moldova through inclusion, creativity and law enforcement practices" was awarded at the Civil Society Gala 2019, held by to the Delegation of the European Union in the Republic of Moldova, which took place on June 7, 2019.

This film is a presentation of the potential of green tourism in the Danube sector of the Black Sea basin. It is about green tourism from Cahul district, Republic of Moldova; Galati County, Romania; and Reni Territorial Community, Ukraine.

This video production is an overview of piloting the innovative project “Better Future among youth centers, youth NGO’s and educational institutions”, implemented between April 2021 - February 2022, by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives (IDIS) "Viitorul", at the initiative of UN Women Moldova and with the financial support of Sweden, under the "Elimination of Violence against Women" program.

It is a premiere for the Republic of Moldova when the Government publishes the budget for next year until the election. Every time they vote after the election. In the GNP revenues, they will increase by 5.5 billion lei or 9%, similar to 2018, but it is much less than in 2017. In fact, the years 2017 and 2018 are years of recovery after the crisis of 2015 and 2016 The increase in 2017 was largely due to customs, and in 2018 to the tax office. In 2017, for the first time, we had higher incomes than planned by 2.6 billion lei. Exactly the same will happen in 2018. Now, the Government is looking for new sources of income by improving tax administration, according to IDIS Viitorul economist Veaceslav Ionita, in the "15 minutes of economic realism" show.

State-owned enterprises are the neural point of local public authorities. For the most part, their work is protected by the eyes of the world. There is a low level of openness of the authorities towards the results of the activity of the municipal enterprises and the majority companies owned by the administrative-territorial unit, IDIS Viitorul expert Viorel Pîrvan finds in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

At the beginning of November, the first parliamentary inquiry was held to elucidate the circumstances of the Open Dialog Foundation's involvement in the Republic of Moldova's internal policy. The Commission found that the first information received was one or more NGOs that carried out activities that could not be in line with native legislation and could be an interference with the domestic policy of the Republic of Moldova. At the same time, the committee claims that NGO activity contains elements that refer to the illegal funding of political organizations and politicians. The purpose of the Commission is to establish whether there are links between some NGOs and certain electoral candidates by limiting the activity of electoral subjects or even excluding them from the electoral race, the political expert Ion Tăbârţă finds in the "15 minutes of economic realism" show.

According to the latest results, crop yields have reached a level that satisfies farmers. The harvest of first crop cereals has reached an average of 1.1 million tonnes, of which about 350 thousand tonnes are used or will be used internally to set up crops for the 2019 crop to cover the needs of the bakery industry and the livestock sector. Positive results are visible in terms of quality increase and diversification of agricultural produce. At the same time, the livestock sector has an anemic evolution, which must be revived, according to IDIS Viitorul, Viorel Chivriga, director of programs "15 minutes of economic realism".

For the first time in October 2018, Moldova's foreign exchange reserves exceeded USD 3 billion. In fact, their level is the thermometer of the economy. Foreign exchange reserves are characterized by two aspects. It is about the degree of coverage with imports and the ability to cover the money in circulation (the volume of dollars against all lions in the market), IDIS Viitorul economist Veaceslav Ionita observes in the "15 minutes of economic realism" program.

The economy of the Republic of Moldova started to look optimistic, but the welfare of the population remains low. Migration continues to keep up with the lack of jobs. This is the opinion expressed by journalist Victor Ursu in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".  

The amount of state aid granted in 2016 was 5.6 billion ROL, which is 4.2% of GDP, which is far too high compared to international practices. This high volume of public resources directed from the budgets of central and local authorities to private entities under conditions of transparency and low efficiency raises some questions. But in the case of state aid, the line between the correction of market failures and the distortion of competition is very thin, the IDIS Viitorul expert, Diana Enachi, stated in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".

The funds available to local public authorities are limited. Some of these funds are allocated from the State Budget, another comes from taxes and fees paid by taxpayers, but they are totally insufficient to finance expensive infrastructure development programs or to implement projects with a social impact. However, these investment projects are overturned because of criminal cases filed on behalf of mayors, explained IDIS Viitorul expert, Viorel Pîrvan, in the show "15 minutes of economic realism".