Euroregion Dniester ( ro, Euroregiunea Nistru; russian: Еврорегион «Днестр»; uk, Єврорегіон «Дністер») is a euroregion located in the

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

and

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It was established in February 2012.

Establishment

On a meeting held in capital of Ukraine

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

on 2 February 2012, representatives of Vinnytsia region from

and the six districts of the Republic of

have consolidated official agreement on the establishment of the Euroregion "Dniester". The corresponding agreement was signed by the Head of Vinnytsia Regional Council Sergiy Tatusiak and the Head of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration Mykola Dzhyga and six Heads of district Councils of the Republic of Moldova: Ocnita,

Soroca Soroca (russian: link=no, Сороки, Soroki, uk, Сороки, Soroky, pl, Soroki, yi, סאָראָקע ''Soroke'') is a city and municipality in Moldova, situated on the Dniester River about north of Chișinău. It is the administrative ...

, Floresti, Soldanesti,

Rezina Rezina is a city in Moldova and the capital of Rezina District. Three villages are administered by the city: Boşerniţa, Ciorna and Stohnaia. Geography In the northeastern part of Moldova, as far as 98 km from Chișinău, the town of Rezin ...

, Donduseni. The signing took place during the official visit to Kyiv the Prime Minister of

Vlad Filat Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat (), is a Moldovan businessman and politician, founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He ...

and the official delegation consisting of officials and leaders from individual regions of the country. On 28 February 2013, Dubasari district of Republic of Moldova joined the Euroregion. The official place of the registration of the Euroregion "Dniester" is

Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; uk, Вінниця, ; yi, װיניצע) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. ...

(

) where the Coordinating Centre will be located, and its Mission office - in

(the Republic of Moldova).

Geography

Territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

– 34 218 km2

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

– 2 050 thousand people

Purpose

Euroregion "Dniester" is created as a body of cross-border cooperation, as an association of local administrative-territorial units of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. The main purpose of the creation and activity of the Euroregion "Dniester" is the implementation of programs for harmonized and complex development of territories adjacent to the river

Dniester The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...

. The parties will cooperate, within their competence, to implement the following objectives: - organization, coordination and developing relations in the sphere of economy, science, education, culture, tourism, sport; - implementation of joint projects concerning environmental protection, ecological improvement of

river basin; - realization of common cross-border investment projects; - implementation of regional projects (programs) for reducing unemployment among the population of border areas by increasing the economic potential; - organization of contacts with international organizations, funds, institutes, agencies and other organizations. In November 2012 parties set as their priorities for cooperation construction of a bridge over the Dniester in Yampil district and

water purification Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids, and gases from water. The goal is to produce water that is fit for specific purposes. Most water is purified and disinfected for hu ...

systems in the towns of

and Mohyliv-Podilsky.

References

External links

* (rus/eng)
dniester.eu
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Establishment

Geography

Purpose

See also

References

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