European Parliament Discussed Reforms in Moldova

The European Parliament discussed the situation in Moldova. MEPs noted that the country now has a government “which is ready to fight corruption,” and expressed their intention to support the reform, reports ipn.md. “We see all the good intentions and all the good arguments, but what will really count is the implementation of these intentions and the real capacity to put in place changes in the country. In this spirit, what we want to do is to keep accompanying and supporting reforms in Moldova,” stated EU diplomacy Chief Federica Mogherini during a debate in the European Parliament. Mogherini also noted that the government’s program has at its core many of the priorities that are clearly spelled out in the EU-Moldova Association Agreement: the fight against corruption, independence of the judiciary and improving the electoral framework. “The European Union is ready to support these reforms,” she added. Chair of the Parliament’s Commission on Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister supported her saying that Moldova “has finally begun turning from a captured state into a recovering democracy.” MP Siegfried Mureșan said that today Moldova has “the most pro-European government in the last 30 years”. "The European Union can help this government by unfreezing financial assistance as soon as possible and through as many visits as possible of European officials to Chisinau to send a signal of support and to talk about the benefits of the EU”, he suggested. MP Traian Basescu asked the same. He urged the European Union to give Moldova a European perspective or else the country will remain as it has been for a long time. Newsmaker