| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S10S233S30S40S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 0 (none)
No dedicated SE strategy was adopted or officially in preparation on 31 December 2025; the national entrepreneurship programme PACC 2023-2027 carries a single SE action, which does not amount to an SE chapter or pillar (author ruling) · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 33 (SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures)
PACC 2023-2027 carries a single SE action (1.3.12, drafting a law on social entrepreneurship) and an indicator on the number of social enterprises, which counts as a mention in a broader strategy rather than an SE chapter or pillar with measures (author ruling) · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 0 (no adopted instrument)
No adopted SE strategy, chapter or pillar whose operational content could be assessed (author ruling) · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 0 (none)
No adopted SE strategy, chapter or pillar whose monitoring could be assessed (author ruling) · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No adopted SE strategy, chapter or pillar whose drafting or monitoring could involve SE organisations (author ruling) · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I167I2100I367I467 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 67 (a ministry named responsible in a law, decree, adopted strategy or its statutory functions, within a broader unit)
Law 845/1992 Art. 36^4 sets up the National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship by ministerial order with the Ministry of Economy as secretariat; MDED's business-regulation policy department oversees it and MDED 'is responsible for elaborating and implementing the legislative framework': 'a ministry named as responsible in a law ... within a broader unit'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The mandate covers social entrepreneurship as such: social enterprise and social insertion enterprise status, open to public associations, foundations, private institutions, LLCs and production cooperatives (MDED page; GD 1165/2018): 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 67 (set up)
An 'ad hoc group for the activity and development of social entrepreneurship' was set up within the Economic Council to the Prime Minister; on 20 Jul 2023 it discussed the roadmap for supporting SE with the Chamber of Commerce's Social Business Accelerator (Centre region) and MDED; no 2024-2025 meeting was found: 'set up'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 67 (a standing mechanism, or a one-off coordination body)
The National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship (GD 1165/2018), a collegial body with seats for several ministries, operates with a secretariat at Government House and grants and withdraws SE status (MDED page); the page's minutes section lists no dated 2024-2025 meeting: 'a standing mechanism in place'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P167P267P30P467 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 67 (contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops, WISE, disadvantaged workers; Directive 2014/24 Art. 20) or preferences for cooperatives/SMEs that include SE)
Moldova's answer to the Commission questionnaire (Chapter 5, May 2022) quotes Law 131/2015, Annex 3 (contract notice, item 10a): 'where appropriate, it shall be noted that the public contract in question is reserved for sheltered workshops ... or that it can only be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes'; award criteria are price, cost and quality-price/cost ratio, and no reservation for SEs or Art. 77-type reservation appears (as far as read; Law 845/1992 gives SEs only 'the right to participate'): 'contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops ...)'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 67 (national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan)
The national programme for developing the public procurement system (approved by GD 625/2023, amended by GD 669/2025) commits to 'Promovarea practicilor durabile de achiziții publice', puts the accent 'pe aspecte sociale, mediu, inovare și performanță' under specific objective 3 and sets indicator 7, the share of contracts with social, environmental, innovation or performance criteria, from 'lipsă date' to 10% by 1 Jan 2025 and 15% in 2026: 'national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan'. Judgement: the numeric target is shared with environmental, innovation and performance criteria, so it is not read as a target for social clauses (alternative 100). · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
The programme's baseline for contracts with social or other sustainability criteria is 'lipsă date', it notes that no data sources exist on vulnerable groups' market access, and the Ministry of Finance's mid-term evaluation (May 2026) reports no value for that indicator and no figures on social criteria or reserved contracts: 'none'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 67 (a government training programme or helpdesk documented to cover social clauses or reserved contracts, for contracting authorities or for SEs)
The Ministry of Finance's mid-term evaluation of the procurement programme reports 'instruiri tematice pentru autoritățile contractante privind aplicarea criteriilor verzi, sociale și de inovare' (organiser and dates not stated) and model technical specifications with sustainability criteria; no programme for SEs: 'a national (government) training programme ... documented to cover social clauses ..., for contracting authorities'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
Law 845/1992 Arts. 36^1-36^3 (inserted by Law 223/2017, in force) define social entrepreneurship, the social enterprise and the social insertion enterprise: 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
The law requires a social aim ('improving living conditions and offering opportunities to disadvantaged persons'), equal voting rights 'regardless of the share in the capital', reinvestment of 'at least 90% of profit' (distribution capped at 10%) and a 1:5 pay ratio: 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 3 of 3Law No. 845/1992 on Entrepreneurship and Enterprises, Arts. 36^2-36^3 (social enterprise and social insertion enterprise status), inserted by Law No. 223 of 02.11.2017 · sources 1 2 3 4 5L1100L2100L3100L4100L5100 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 100 (all adopted, or none required)
Government Decision No. 1165 of 28.11.2018 approving the Regulation on the organisation and functioning of the National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship (status procedure). No other implementing act required by Law 223/2017 identified. - L4 · Status or register: 100 (operating, entities recognised)
Status granted for three years by the National Commission and entered in the articles of association and the state register (no separate public list). 4 LLCs with status by Feb 2021; 8 social enterprises and 4 social insertion enterprises (NCSE data, 2022, per EASPD). No 2023-2025 count found; MDED still describes the status procedure as operating. - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 100 (set up)
National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship (collegial body under the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation) set up under GD 1165/2018; it grants and withdraws status. Meetings in 2024-2025 not verified (MDED page lists a minutes section without content).
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E467E5100 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
The Organisation for Entrepreneurship Development 'has no support programmes for social enterprises yet' (Oct 2023); the 2022 draft GD on a financing and mentoring programme for SEs was not adopted and ODA's ten state programmes (Sep 2025) include none for SEs. Support comes from the Chamber of Commerce's social business hubs (funded by the EU and Sweden via the East Europe Foundation), EcoVisio and the EU-funded 'Building Back Better Through Social Entrepreneurship' (2023-2025): 'project-based only'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
The Chamber of Commerce's Social Business Accelerator for the Centre region (opened 29 Jul 2022 with a EUR 45,000 EU grant) is 'one of four regional hubs' planned under the EU-funded project 'Harnessing the CSOs' potential to promote and develop social entrepreneurship in Moldova'; no nationwide network is documented: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Hub material is produced 'with support from the East European Foundation, using resources from the European Union and Sweden'; no national budget line: 'mainly donor or EU funded'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
The regional social business hubs date from July-August 2022 (Centre hub launch 29 Jul 2022; activity regulation Aug 2022) and donor SE support continued through Building Back Better (2023-2025): about three years to 31 Dec 2025, 'two to four years'. · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 100 (three or more)
Documented services: mentoring by business volunteers, a pre-accelerator, core funding for the most promising enterprises and visibility/networking (Building Back Better), plus training and promotion at the Diaspora Business Forum (Chamber hub): acceleration, finance, market access: 'three or more'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F133F267F333F467 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 33 (SE mentioned)
The 2020 draft cites three EU-linked SE projects for 2021-2022 (about EUR 3.4m, incl. a EUR 395,930 Romania-Moldova cross-border project); EU support runs through CSO projects (EU4Youth, EU4Moldova, Building Back Better), with no evidence that SE is a priority of EU bilateral programming: 'SE mentioned'. · source 1 · low confidence - F2 · Calls and instruments: 67 (at least one call dedicated to SE in 2021–2025)
The EU-funded project 'Harnessing the CSOs' potential to promote and develop social entrepreneurship in Moldova' awarded the Chamber of Commerce a EUR 45,000 grant for an SE hub (2022), one of four regional SE hubs; Building Back Better through Social Entrepreneurship (2023-2025) gave core funding to social enterprises: 'at least one call dedicated to SE in the period'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 33 (civil-society grants only)
No government partner is named; EU funds reach SEs through CSOs and educational institutions: 'via civil-society grants only'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 67 (number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported)
'2,100 young people involved and at least 45 social enterprises created' (Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia): 'number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported'. · source 1
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N133N20N30N40 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 33 (only general SME/employment programmes open to SE)
No national SE line: the planned financing and mentoring programme for SEs (MDL 1-10 million a year in the 2020 draft; draft GD consulted 14-25 Mar 2022) was not adopted; ODA's ten state programmes (youth, women, eco-upgrading, remittances; Government, 17 Sep 2025) are general SME lines open to SEs: 'only general SME/employment programmes open to SE'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 0 (no evidence)
N1 at 33: 'no evidence, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1
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