Filat: Why Do Moldovans Impoverish Despite Strongest EU Support?

The former Prime Minister said that “if the authorities had a little political responsibility and respect for the people and the country, they would leave quietly.” In his Facebook post, the politician cited figures according to which the EU allocated more than 1.2 billion euros to Moldova between October 2021 and May 2023, noting that it was amazing support in comparison to everything Moldova had received so far. Filat mentioned more than 400 million euros within the economic investment plan, about 300 million euros of macro-financial support, 240 million euros of budgetary support for energy and energy efficiency measures. “In the moment when Moldova enjoys the strongest support from Europe, people become the poorest. The rapid impoverishment of Moldovans coincided with the time when Moldova received the most generous ‘gift’ from the EU - the EU candidate status.” However, aggressive inflation, gas and electricity tariffs, socio-economic degradation made Moldovans incredibly poor. This may give people the wrong impression that the European integration means chaos, poverty and frustration. That is not the case! The responsible for the impoverishment of Moldovans are not in the EU, but in big offices in Chisinau,” Filat mentioned. The former Prime Minister stressed that the EU remains an excellent model of a social civilization with a high level of economic development based on an advanced democratic culture. “The current Moldovan authorities lack this advanced democratic culture based on the respectful dialogue and the political responsibility for the society’s health and unity.” “If the authorities had a little political responsibility and respect for the people and the country, they would leave quietly,” Filat concluded.