From February 24 to March 6, 2020, CLDP conducted an assessment trip to Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. CLDP met with representatives of the respective countries’ government officials responsible for customs, government procurement, investment, and agriculture and also met with representatives from the private sector and academia.

On October 29-31, CLDP, in coordination with the Public Procurement Agency of Moldova, facilitated a roundtable focused on the professionalization of public procurement in Chisinau, Moldova.  Thirty-four participants attended the roundtable, including representatives from national and regional procurement offices, academia, and civil society organizations.  The discussion at the roundtable centered around two main topics: creating a new certification program for contracting officials and the advantages of centralized procurement.  Through this roundtable, CLDP helped to promote professionalization and accountability in government procurement in Moldova. 

On December 5-7, CLDP facilitated a workshop on procurement in Chisinau, Moldova. CLDP organized the workshop in collaboration with the Public Procurement Agency of Moldova (PPA), the Ministry of Finance of Moldova, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (MEDT), and the U.S. Embassy in Moldova.

On May 2-4, 2018, CLDP conducted a Workshop on Transparent and Efficient Procurement in Chisinau, Moldova.  CLDP organized the workshop in collaboration with the Public Procurement Agency of Moldova (PPA) and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (MEDT) with support from the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau. The program was attended by 65 public procurement officials from Moldovan government agencies and contracting authorities as well as a delegation of officials from Ukraine.