Mr Garaz highlighted the significance of the programme for the development of German-Moldovan economic relations. He said: ”PG is crucial for the integration of the Republic of Moldova into the economic landscape of the European Union. Moldovan companies don’t have much time to connect their business to the EU business, and they have many competitive disadvantages, such as low automation and higher prices. By sharing knowledge and fostering business cooperation between German and Moldovan companies, the PG enables the new generation of Moldovan entrepreneurs to meet these challenges successfully.”
During the session of the German-Moldovan steering committee, both sides agreed that the programme makes an important contribution to the establishment of long-term business cooperation between companies of the two countries. The programme helps participating Moldovan enterprises to gain a foothold on the German market and find German business partners which can supply them, for example, with urgently needed raw materials and technologies.
As to the recruitment of programme participants, the aim is to focus in future also on forward-looking areas, including the green economy and digitisation. To date, Moldovan business executives have primarily come from agriculture and food processing.