EU Council to Provide €40 Million Assistance to Moldovan Armed Forces

The European Council will allocate €40 million to support the armed forces of Moldova. The money will be spent on equipping and training the Moldovan army. “This aid will strengthen the capacity of logistics, mobility, command and control, cyber defense, unmanned aerial surveillance and tactical communications of the Moldovan armed forces, which will be provided with necessary equipment, materials and services, including training related to equipment,” the EU Council said, reports diez.md The Council stressed that the amount would complement the €7 million aid approved in December 2021 for the development of the military medical service and the engineering battalion. “This confirms the EU’s commitment to strengthening Moldova’s capacity, national security and stability,” the Council said in a statement. According to the EU Council, the Instrument for Peace and Stability was created in March 2021 to finance all activities of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in the military and defense fields in order to prevent conflicts, maintain peace and strengthen security and international stability. Point