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Migrant Support Measures from an Employment and Skills Perspective (MISMES) ; Moldova is located between the European Union (EU) and the Post-Soviet Community of Independent States (CIS) migration systems. In the CIS (attracting 63% of all Moldovan migrants), the most popular migration destination is Russia (60.8%). In the EU that gathers approximately 30% of all Moldovan migrants, the "dream migration country" is Italy (19.6%). In the last decades, the importance of the European migration system has grown. If previously, the dominant migration tendency of the Moldovan population was the CIS – mainly Russia – then these days "traditional" labour migration to the East is giving way to Western and South-Western labour migration vectors.

The "Eastern Partnership" program is part of the European Neighborhood Policy, which was launched in 2004 to encourage good relations between the EU and neighboring states. The "Eastern Partnership" was established in May 2009 at the Prague Summit, and it is aimed to accelerate the political association and deepening the economic integration between European Union and six post-soviet states. Eastern Partnership program offers opportunities, especially in the economic sphere, for the development of closer and full cooperation with the EU. Moldova is today ranked as one of the leaders in the Eastern Partnership. Progress of the Republic of Moldova in the Eastern Partnership is rated as very good. Moldova represents a success story and leads in the implementation of major reforms oriented on improving the economic competitiveness. ; Tomasz Wiskulski

Republic of Moldova: Diaspora and Diaspora policy. In this article the Moldovan Diaspora and Moldova's policy regarding Diasporas phenomena are researched. The historical and the contemporary contexts of formation of Moldovan Diasporas are revealed. The roles of Moldovan citizens' labor migration, as well as the formation of Moldovan communities and Diasporas abroad are analyzed. The main directions of Moldova's Diaspora policy are shown: visa free regime and readmission; mobility and circular migration; juridical and social protection of Moldovan migrants abroad; the return and reintegration of Moldovan labor migrants into their homeland's society. The role of state bodies in the development and implementation of migration policies on a national level is analyzed; the institutional changes and role of the Bureau for the Relations with Diaspora in the coordination of Moldovan state structures' activity towards working with the Moldovan Diaspora is demonstrated. The role of non-state actors (migrant associations, Diaspora congresses, the church, trade unions, and other) in maintaining of language, culture, traditions, Moldovan identity, in the social and economical development, and Moldova's cooperation with the accepting country are revealed. The state's activity in protecting and respecting the political, socioeconomical, and cultural rights of Moldovan emigrants is characterized