28. To identify new support measures for young farmers through programmes of agricultural and non-agricultural investment promotion. 29. To strengthen the dialogue with representatives of civil society (NGOs, associations of producers / processors) affiliated to the agro-food sector in order to enhance the legal framework in the field. I. Balanced regional development 1. To promote integrated regional development policies by correlating sector policies with those of regions development. 2. To diminish existing regional imbalances by developing the socio-economic potential of development regions and ensure their competitiveness. 3. To create conditions for equitable attraction and distribution of capital investment in regions. 4. To enhance the quality and impact of regions participation in cross border cooperation and Euroregions. Establishing new partnerships with neighbouring countries. 5. To increase the efficiency of using public funds by ensuring synergy between available development funds. 6. To develop the National Landscaping Plan and regional landscaping plans. 7. Institutional capacity building of regional development agencies and other stakeholders in order to implement the regional development policy. 8. To introduce multi-annual planning and financing of projects carried out from regional development funds. 9. Moldova's territorial organisation according to Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of the EU. J. Energy security and efficiency 1. To integrate Moldova into the European energy market by transposing EU acquis in energy sector and achieve interconnection projects. 2. To develop and adopt energy regulatory framework in line with the provisions of the Association Agreement and EU acquis, in particular the implementation of the energy packages for electricity market and the gas one. 3. To diversify ways and sources of gas and electricity supply by: - enhancing energy security in natural gas sector through putting into operation of Ungheni-Iasi gas pipeline and building the Ungheni-Chisinau line; - exploration and development of own potential of gas and crude oil resources in the south of the country and adoption of the Law on Oil; - initiating the implementation of interconnection projects in the electricity field with Romania. 26

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