Hahn and Sandu Discussed Cooperation between the EU and the Moldovan Government

Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn will visit Chisinau at the invitation of Prime Minister Maia Sandu. The day before, Hahn and Sandu discussed further joint work and planned reforms, European Commission reports. European Commission statement notes that the Commissioner and the Moldovan Prime Minister briefly discussed the agenda. The Commissioner welcomed the peaceful transition of power and congratulated Sandu on the steps she had already taken to start delivering on her Government's reform agenda. He also appreciated Prime Minister's intention to press ahead with the most urgent reforms, including those previously discussed with the EU. Commissioner Hahn stressed the European Union's readiness to work with the new Moldovan government. He also confirmed to the Prime Minister that substantial EU support and advice can be rapidly mobilised once the conditions are met and the new government delivers for citizens, including on economy and when it comes to the respect of the rule of law, judicial reform and ensuring media plurality. We remind that on June 14, the Democratic Party said that invalid government of Pavel Filip resigned. In the afternoon of June 15, the Constitutional court of Moldova overturned all its decisions taken from June 7 to 9 regarding the need to dissolve Parliament and to declare illegal all decisions of Parliament signed after 7 June. Earlier, the decision of the Democratic Party to give up power in favor of a new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Maia Sandu was welcomed in the U.S. State Department. The U.S. State Department  is encouraged that both the new coalition and the former government have committed to a peaceful transfer of power reflecting the will of the people of Moldova,  press statement reports. Russian Foreign Ministry also welcomed resolution of political crisis and was looking forward for the constructive cooperation with Russia. NewsMaker