The National Endowment for Democracy, the Open Society Foundations and the Moldova Foundation cordially invite

you to a panel discussion on the current situation in the Republic of Moldova

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:00-2:30pm 2:30pm (lunch will be served from 12 12:30) 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC
Please RSVP to Ben Morano benjaminm@ned.org by Monday, April 11th.

Panel 1: The First 100 Days of the New Moldovan Government

Moderator - Amb John Todd Stewart Arcadie Barbarosie, Executive Director, Institute of Public Policy (Moldova) Viorel Girbu, Adviser to President, Academy of Sciences of Moldova

Panel 2: Human Rights Violations in Transnistria

Moderator Rodger Potocki, Senior Director for Europe, NED Ion Manole, Executive Director, Promo Promo-Lex Association (Moldova) Natalia Mozer, Founder, Civic Movement Mothers for Human Rights (Moldova) The November 2010 victory of a pro pro-democratic, pro-European European coalition gave new impetus to the breakthrough the country made in 2009, when Europes last governing Communist Party was defeated at the polls. The repeat t parliamentary elections in July 2009 were one of the few success stories in the post-communist communist region that year. However, the improved political situation in Moldova stands in contrast to the deteriorating human rights situation in the countrys breakaway region of Transnistria. In response to a new EU initiative to resolve this frozen conflict, the authoritarian government overnment in Tiraspol has cracked down on civil society. During his March 11th visit to Moldova, Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the United States support for democratic reforms, strengthening Moldovas institutions and civil society, and combating corruption. Biden, in his speech to a large crowd in Chisinau, also underlined US support for a speedy resolution to the Transnistrian conflict and its reintegration into the Republic of Moldova.