The Republic of Moldova could receive several billion euros from the future multiannual budget of the European Union for the 2028-2034 period, intended for countries seeking EU membership. Siegfried Muresan made the announcement, according to IPN.
According to the official, negotiations have already started in the European Parliament regarding the future EU budget, and increasing pre-accession funds for candidate countries remains one of the priorities.
“There is a European fund of more than EUR 40 billion intended for all candidate states. All candidate countries receive pre-accession assistance from this fund. We requested a 10% increase in the fund, which means several additional billions,” Siegfried Muresan said during the “Rezoomat” program on Realitatea TV.
The MEP explained that the European Parliament wants each candidate country to know in advance how much funding it could receive depending on the progress of reforms and accession negotiations.
“We requested that each candidate country receive a specific allocation so that the Republic of Moldova and the other candidate states know in advance what funding they can receive if negotiations progress well and reforms are implemented,” the European official stated.
Siegfried Muresan also said that he wants the Republic of Moldova to receive a clear and guaranteed financial allocation in the future European budget.
“My wish is for the Republic of Moldova to receive a fixed amount from this EUR 40 billion fund. We are talking about several billion euros over seven years guaranteed to Moldova,” the MEP added.
Recently, Marta Kos called on EU member states to open all negotiation clusters for the accession of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine by July. According to Euronews, the European official said that Brussels sees “a window of opportunity” to accelerate the enlargement process.
Marta Kos explained that the first negotiation cluster could open in June during Cyprus’s rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, while the remaining five clusters could open in July, when Ireland takes over the presidency.