Welcome to the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau

 

Dear visitors,

We are pleased to welcome you to the official web site of the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau.

We hope this homepage will serve as a gateway to information about the Council of Europe, its relations with the Republic of Moldova, as well as Council of Europe Office activities in the Republic of Moldova. We are delighted to share it with everyone interested and are certain that you will make the best use out of it.

The management of the office was recently changed. Thus, we are pleased to introduce you to the new Head of the Office, Falk Lange and the Deputy Head of Office, Marius Ciprian Toth.

Falk Lange has an extensive experience, more than 25 years, in international relations and international organisations at the nexus of foreign and security policy, promotion of democracy, human rights, rule of law and good governance as well as supporting transition and reforms. He has proficient skills and experience in communication, negotiations, and interest representation at political and senior civil service level in wider Europe and neighbouring regions.

Falk is an experienced team player in a multicultural environment and worked as manager and coordinator. He served in the OSCE in Latvia, The Hague, and Vienna, observed elections in the Republic of Moldova and Greece, worked for the European Economic Area (EEA) countries within international programme and grants management in the framework of the EEA and Norway Grants and recently supported Georgia in its Euro-Atlantic aspirations through advice and capacity building.


Marius Ciprian Toth has also thorough professional expertise in international relations and European Affairs, including the European funds management. He worked over 20 years in middle and top managerial positions at the European Commission Delegation in Bucharest, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a certified trainer on European Affairs and Structural Funds and has delivered more than 50 training sessions on different subjects related to these domains.

Marius Ciprian Toth is a career diplomat. During 2019 – 2023 he was posted at the Embassy of Romania to the Republic of Moldova, as minister plenipotentiary and deputy head of mission.  He holds a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and has been visiting professor at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration – Bucharest.

Lead by a management well equipped with wide professional experience, our Office team seeks to assist the State to fulfil its membership commitments to the Council of Europe, to facilitate, maintain and strengthen working relations between the Council of Europe and the national central, regional, and local authorities, representatives of civil society and the media.

Enjoy exploring our site and do not hesitate to contact us with your questions and comments.

 

Council of Europe Office team in Chisinau