Mrs. Tatiana Badan, Mayor of Selemet, Moldova, President of the Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM) and President of NALAS, was awarded by the President of Moldova with the highest national distinction – Order of the Republic.
 
This distinction has been awarded “as a sign of high appreciation of special merits to the state, for substantial contribution to asserting interests and promoting the image of the Republic of Moldova in the world, for outstanding professional success, for civic initiative and active participation in advancing reforms, and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary since the proclamation of the independence of the Republic of Moldova”.