European Village in Chișinău, 9 May 2024

European Village in Bălți, 19 May 2024

Other Europe Day events 2024, 15 – 26 May 2024

European Film and Culture Festival, 4 – 31 May 2024

Find here the agenda of Europe Day 2024.

Under the theme “FREEDOM, PEACE, PROSPERITY – EUROPE IS YOU!”, activities dedicated to Europe Day 2024 will take place throughout the month of May, highlighting the values and culture of the European Union, as well as the assistance provided by the EU and its Member States for the benefit of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. Read the press release here.

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Message of the EU Ambassador on the occasion of Europe Day

"This year has a special meaning for Moldova, because you will have the opportunity to express your opinion in the referendum on the country's accession to the European Union. We encourage you to participate and make your voices heard, because together we are building the path to a brighter and more European future for Moldova. Europe Day is about and for the people!" said Jānis Mažeiks, the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova.

Photo-gallery: Europe Day in Chisinau

Watch the photo-gallery of the Europe Day in Chisinau, featuring educational, creative and interactive activities and lots of surprises for all generations!

 

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Flashmob "Ode to Joy"

"Ode to Joy" takes the streets of Chișinău in a flashmob organised by @EUinMoldova

200 years ago today Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 premiered in Vienna. "Ode to Joy" set music to the poem by Friedrich Schiller on unity & solidarity among peoples. The piece later became the European anthem, because this is what Europe is all about: unity and solidarity #EuropeDay

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Europe is you!

Europe Day is an occasion to celebrate peace and unity across Europe. The European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, together with the EU Member States’ Embassies, is marking Europe Day 2024 in several regions of the Republic of Moldova. The traditional European Village will take place in Chișinău on 9 May and in Bălți on 19 May, featuring educational, creative and interactive activities and lots of surprises for all generations!

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Online Quiz

Everything about the EU you thought you didn’t know! From the EU in the world and its history to what it has in store for the future. Take our Quiz and become the EU’s newest Ambassador in the World!

 

Other Europe Day events 2024

15 May

 

Chișinău, Technical University of Moldova
Address:  Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 168

Discover the EU’s financial arm: university lectures on the European Investment Bank and its investment processes

16 May

09:30

Chișinău, Digital Park

Address:  Mihai Viteazul 15

Closing event of the project "Civil society contributes to sustainable and inclusive economic development of the country" funded by the European Union and co-financed by Sweden

17 May

 

Chișinău, Technical University of Moldova
Address:  Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 168

Discover the EU’s financial arm: university lectures on the European Investment Bank and its investment processes

18 May

11:30-15:30

Cahul

EU4Cahul Marathon: Run for Youth – organised by EU4Moldova: Focal Regions Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP Moldova.

20 May

09:45 – 12:30

Orhei, Burcuta village, “Codru” Touristic Complex

Opening ceremony: First European Cross-Regional Spring School in Climate Justice and Human Rights”

23 May

12:00

Chișinău State Circus
Address: Circului 33

Official opening of the “Chișinău State Circus” – with the support of the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme (TBD – theatre play for children)

26 May

11:00 – 18:00

Ungheni, Independence Square

Family Festival – organised by EU4Moldova: Focal Regions Programme,  funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP Moldova.

European Film and Culture Festival

(work in progress)

 

4 – 31 MAY

Date

Time

Platform

Event

1-14 May

13:00

Chișinău, Europe Café

Address: Alexei Şciusev 97

Photo exhibition, Slovakia’s 20 Years on the EU Map” – offered by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Moldova

9 May

18:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

“Fairy tales of Ion Creangă” (2021) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Animation
 Topics: Family

9 May

19:00

Ungheni, Palace of Culture
 Address: Romană 9

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

 

 

Ungheni

“Fairy tales of Ion Creangă” (2021) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Animation
Topics: Family

 

 

Ungheni

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

 

 

Orhei

Film Maluri” by Lucia Tăut (2021) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Documentary
Topics: History

 

 

Orhei

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

 

 

Ungheni, Theoretical High School “Alexandr Puskin”
Address: Decebal 36a

“Fairy tales of Ion Creangă” (2021) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Animation
Topics: Family

 

 

Ungheni, Theoretical High School “Alexandr Puskin”
Address: Decebal 36a

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

10 May

19:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film “A Sunny Day” by Faouzi Bensaïdi (2019), Switzerland – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA
Genre:  Drama, Short Film
Topics:  Climate change

10 May

TBD

TBD

Flamenco Concert, offered by the Embassy of Spain

12 May

19:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film Haiducul” by Leonid Gorohov and Iurie Catap (1985) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Animation
Topics:
 History

12 May

19:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film “Any Day Now” by Hamy Ramezan (2020), Finland – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Fiction
Topics: Family, Migration

 

14 May

11:20

Chișinău, ASEM, Bloc F, of. 103

Address: Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni 61

Film Maluri” by Lucia Tăut (2021) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Documentary
Topics: History

14 May

15:00

Hîncești, Casa raională de Cultură

Address: Mihalcea Hîncu 122

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

15 May

11:30

Bălți “Alecu Russo” State University

Address: Pușkin 38

Film “Dodo” by Panos H. Koutras (2022), Greece – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Topics: Family

16 May

11:20

Chișinău, ASEM, Bloc F, of. 103

Address: Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni 61

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

16 May

12:00

Fălești, Theoretical High School “Ion Creangă
 Address: Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 89

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

16 May

13:20

Soroca, Theoretical High School Constantin Stere”

Address: Dimitrie Cantemir 26

Film My grandfather’s demons” by Nuno Beato (2022), Portugal, Spain, France – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Animation
Topics: Friendship, Healing, Revenge

17 May

11.20

Chișinău, ASEM, Bloc F, of. 103

Address: Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni 61

Film “Imad’s Childhood” by Zahavi Sanjavi (2021), Sweden, Iraq, Latvia – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Documentary
Topics:
 War, Children

17 May

13:30

Ialoveni, “Petre Ștefănucă” District Library

Address: Ştefan cel Mare 4

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

17 May

18:00

Chișinău, Cineplex Loteanu

Address: Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 103

Film “Imad’s Childhood” by Zahavi Sanjavi (2021), Sweden, Iraq, Latvia – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Documentary
Topics:
 War, Children

17 May

10:00

Ungheni, 7 kindergartens

“Fairy tales of Ion Creangă” (2021) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Animation
Topics: Family

17-23 May

13:00

Bălți, “Vasile Alecsandri” Theatre

Address: Piața Vasile Alecsandri 1

Photo exhibition, Slovakia’s 20 Years on the EU Map" – offered by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Moldova

18 May

19:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film “Mikado” by Emanuel Parvu (2021), Romania and Czech Republic – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

19 May

19:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film “Luxembourg, Luxembourg” by Antonio Lukich (2022), Ukraine – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Comedy
Topics: Family

22 May

14:15

Soroca, Theoretical High School Constantin Stere”

Address: Dimitrie Cantemir 26

Film “Miss Viborg” by Marianne Blicher (2022), Denmark – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Fiction
Topics: Family, Drugs

23 May

15:00

Bălți “Alecu Russo” State University
Address: Pușkin 38

Film “Luxembourg, Luxembourg” by Antonio Lukich (2022), Ukraine – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Comedy
Topics: Family

24-26 May (TBD)

TBD

Bălți, Vasile Alecsandri Theatre

Three theatre plays involving transnistrian actors in Bălți

25 May

TBD

Chișinău, National Library of the Republic of Moldova

Address: 31 August 1989 Str. 78A

Exhibition “Ingeborg Bachmann – Writing Against the War” offered by the Embassy of Austria to the Republic of Moldova

25 May

TBD

Chișinău, National Library of the Republic of Moldova
Address: 31 August 1989 Str. 78A

Exhibition “Franz Kafka in Prague”, offered by the Embassy of Austria to the Republic of Moldova

25 May

15:00

Chișinău, “Odeon” Cinema

Address: Mihai Eminescu 55

Film “Mitra by Kaweh Modiri (2020), Netherlands – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Drama
Topics: Crime, Grieve

25 May

17:00

Chișinău, “Odeon” Cinema

Address:  Mihai Eminescu 55

Film “Murina” by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic (2021), Croatia, Slovenia – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Fiction
Topics:
 Family, Youth, Sexism

25 May

19:00

Ungheni, Palace of Culture
Address: Romană 9

Film “Mermaids don’t Cry” by Franziska Pflaum (2022), Austria – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Comedy
Topics: Independence, Work

26 May

15:00

Chișinău, “Odeon” Cinema

Address: Mihai Eminescu 55

Film “The Girl from Tomorrow” by Marta Savina (2022), Italy – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Drama
Topics:
 Sexism, Women’s rights

26 May

17:00

Chișinău, “Odeon” Cinema

Address:  Mihai Eminescu 55

Film “The Strange Case of Jacky Caillou” by Lucas Delangle (2022), France – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre:  Fantastic
Topics:
 Nature, myths

26 May

19:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

28 May

15:00

Bălți “Alecu Russo” State University
Address: Pușkin 38

Film “Mikado” by Emanuel Parvu (2021), Romania and Czech Republic – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

30 May

15:00

Bălți “Alecu Russo” State University

Address: Pușkin 38

Film “Miss Viborg” by Marianne Blicher (2022), Denmark – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Fiction
Topics: Family, Drugs

31 May

 

Chișinău, Organ Hall (Sala cu Orgă)

Address: Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt 81

Hungarian Concert, offered by the Embassy of Hungary in the Republic of Moldova

TBD

 

 

Film “Nikdy nehovor nikdy/ Never say never” by Braňo Mišík (2023), offered by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Moldova

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Topics: Family

TBD

 

 

Feature videos with documented talks of the Goethe-Institute București, offered by the Embassy of Germany to the Republic of Moldova:

  1. Rendezvous@Goethe about contested cultural heritage

https://youtu.be/kS_s2qejsf0?list=PLioZS2BNhLN7yWMUHnU3pylZWXyWGwKgv

  1. Rendezvous@Goethe cu UN NOU MUZEU

https://youtu.be/Aiz_gwytXAg?list=PLioZS2BNhLN7yWMUHnU3pylZWXyWGwKgv

  1. Rendezvous @Goethe cu echipa proiectului Teleleu

https://youtu.be/a8_oJnPUDMo?list=PLioZS2BNhLN7yWMUHnU3pylZWXyWGwKgv

 

TBD

 

 

Film “Schoolgirls” by Pilar Palomero (2022), offered by the Embassy of Spain to the Republic of Moldova and by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre: Drama/Coming-of-age story
Topics: Teens, School and university

TBD

10:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film “A Sunny Day” by Faouzi Bensaïdi (2019), Switzerland – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre:  Drama, Short Film
Topics:  Climate change

TBD

17:00

Ungheni, Central Park “Micul Cluj”

Film “Kokota: The Islet of Hope” by Craig Norris (2016), Canada – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre:  Documentary, Drama, Short Film
Topics:  Climate change

TBD

9:00

Ungheni, 5 Highschools

Film “Kokota: The Islet of Hope” by Craig Norris (2016), Canada – offered by Creative Europe MEDIA

Genre:  Documentary, Drama, Short Film
Topics:  Climate change

TBD

 

Chișinău, University “Ion Creangă”
Address: Ion Creangă 1

TBD

 

 

Chișinău, Moldova State University, Auditorium “Regina Maria”
Address: Alexei Mateevici 60

Film Alcarràs” by Carla Simón (2022) – offered by the Embassy of Spain in the Republic of Moldova

Genre:  Drama
Topics:  Family

 

 

Chișinău, Moldova State University, Auditorium “Regina Maria”
Address: Alexei Mateevici 60

Film Varvara” by Anatol Durbală (2023) – offered by the EU Confidence Building Measures Programme

Genre: Drama
Topics: Family

 

 

Chișinău, Moldova State University, Auditorium “Regina Maria”
Address: Alexei Mateevici 60

Film “Mūza” by Agnė Marcinkevičiūtė (2023) – offered by the Lithuanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova

Genre: Documentary
Topics: History, Music

 

 

 

Film “A village defends itself” by Gabriela Zerhau (2019) – offered by the Embassy of Austria in the Republic of Moldova

Genre: Drama
Topics: History

 

 

 

Documentary “Hallstatt - A life between rocks and lake” – offered by the Embassy of Austria in the Republic of Moldova

Genre: Documentary
Topics: History

 

 

 

Film “Day of the Tiger” by Andrei Tănase (2023) – offered by the Romanian Cultural Institute in Chisinau
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Topics: Based on real life events

1-2 June

 

Chișinău, Dendrariu Park

Address: Ion Creangă 1

Wine Picnic 2024” Festival