On March 30, 2017, State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Andrei Chistol had presented the recent developments of the Moldavian creative industries and the “Creative Europe” Program within the Project “Support for reforms in Moldova”.

His speech included both theoretical aspects on creative industries and how its definition and taxonomy evolved, as well as practical elements related to the cultural policies of the Ministry of Culture, regarding their stimulation, starting with the National Development Strategy of Culture 2020 and ending with the current situation of the creative industries national market and the importance of their supporting.

During the presentation, the official had mentioned the problem of the creative HUBs that in the last period are developed with celerity in our country. At the end, State Secretary informed the audience on the EU Program for Creative and Cultural Sectors “Creative Europe”.

Andrei Chistol, as the national coordinator of the Creative Europe Desk Moldova, reiterated the importance of participation of the cultural organizations at the program, which besides financial benefits, that are substantial for the winning projects, it offers also the possibility to collaborate with partners from the whole Europe, encourages the use of new technologies in arts, facilitates the development of the participants managerial skills and it increases the competitiveness of local cultural products and services.