The Republic of Moldova-European Union Parliamentary Association Committee met in Brussels on Tuesday, December 10. In the statement issued at the meeting, voted on by MPs from Chisinau and the European Parliament, they supported the opening of a European Parliament office in the Republic of Moldova as soon as possible to better assist the authorities in Chisinau with the accession and European integration process. This comes amid the onslaught of anti-European propaganda from the Russian Federation in all European Union countries and neighboring states, said European Parliament member Siegfried Muresan, Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Republic of Moldova.
In a press conference held alongside the Committee’s co-chair, PAS MP Doina Gherman, Muresan announced that starting in 2025, the European Union will provide an enormous support package in the country’s history, amounting to 1.8 billion euros, as reported by Radio Chisinau.
Authorities will allocate for infrastructure improvement, road construction, energy interconnection with the European Union, and the modernization of hospitals, schools, and kindergartens, said European Parliament member Siegfried Muresan.
Siegfried Muresan stated that, on December 12, they will present the project to the European Parliament to adopt the legislative package at the beginning of 2025.
”We, in the European Parliament, want to help the citizens of the Republic of Moldova by contributing to improving the economic and social situation of the people in Moldova. That is why we are determined to quickly adopt, at the beginning of 2025, the economic growth plan for Moldova, the 1.8 billion euro plan presented by the European Commission,” said Muresan.
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The discussions between the Chisinau delegation and the European Parliament delegation also focused on the developments in the bilateral screening process, which, according to the co-chair of the Republic of Moldova-European Union Parliamentary Association Committee, Doina Gherman, is expected to be completed by next fall. As for the funds provided by the EU, we will invest them in areas that will generate economic growth, said Doina Gherman.
”We reaffirmed that our country is committed and determined to complete the justice reform and, in the first half of 2025, to open negotiations on Cluster 1, ‘Fundamental Values.’ The European Union wants to invest 1.8 billion euros in our country over the next three years. More than 100,000 jobs will appear. It will facilitate access to the European Union’s Single Market and will help us, of course, complete the reform process,” emphasized Doina Gherman.
At the end of the meeting, authorities signed a joint statement and recommendations to strengthen the relationship between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. It includes the opening of a permanent European Parliament office in Chisinau, the permanent liberalization of trade with the European Union, the acceleration of Moldova’s integration into the EU and the Single Market, and the swift adoption of the European Facility for the Republic of Moldova, worth 1.8 billion euros.