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2017–Present      Vice-president of the Danube Commission, Permanent representative of the Republic of Moldova to the Danube Commission

2016–Present      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova to Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Slovenia and Danube Commission

2014–2016           Executive director the Institute for Social Progress and Democracy

2013–2015           Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of  Council of Europe

2011–2014           Member of the Parliament of Republic of Moldova, Committee for Culture, Education, Research, Youth, Sports, and Mass Media

2009–2011           Deputy minister, Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Moldova

2005–2009           Member of the Parliament of Republic of Moldova, Committee for Human Rights

2005–2009           Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe; member of the Political Affairs Committee

2003–2005           International secretary of the National Youth Council of Moldova

2003–2004           Project coordinator – “Facilitation of credit access for young entrepreneurs via informing about micro financial/financial opportunities in Moldova” USAID│BIZPRO Moldova

Studies

1998–2002           University degree in political sciences

State University of Moldova, department of International Relations, Political Sciences and Public Administration, Chișinău (Moldova)

2002–2003           Master degree in political sciences

State University of Moldova, department of International Relations, Political Sciences and Public Administration, Chișinău (Moldova)

Master degree in political management

Post – Academic School “Ovidiu Sincai”, București (Romania)

Abstract

Danube Commission – current situation and strengthening cooperation perspectives

The aim of DC is to ensure that navigation on the Danube is free and open to the nationals, commercial vessels and goods of all states on a footing of equality, acting on the basis of Belgrade Convention on the regime of navigation on the Danube (1948).

An important aspect of the Commission’s activities is the involvement in multilateral cooperation and international projects for inland waterways of European importance, and the introduction of innovative ideas into the practice of Danube navigation. The strengthening of the cooperation and projects cover almost all the main areas of navigation, primarily infrastructure development, to eliminate administrative barriers and reduce special control procedures for vessel traffic. Considering these issues together with the private sector and the competent authorities is particularly relevant for Danube navigation.

The Danube Commission actively interacts with other commissions and organisations – such as the Rhine Commission, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, the Sava Commission and the Moselle Commission, Black See Economic Organisation, (BSEC), European Union etc. – and it has also expanded its contacts with specialized transport associations and unions.

We expect positive results for Danube navigation from this multilateral cooperation. The goals of Priority Area 1 a) of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region and activities within the Rhine-Danube Corridor Forum continue to be benchmarks for us.