Twelve Moldovan Parties Signed a Pact for Europe. What Does the Document Stipulate?

Twelve political parties signed the Pact for Europe on 26 May. The ceremony took place at the National Museum of History of Moldova. The ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban’s party National Alternative Movement (MAN) were among the signatories. The signing of the pact was initiated by the Together (Împreună) bloc, consisting of the DA Platform, the League of Towns and Communes (LOC), the Party of Change and the Coalition for Unity and Welfare (CUB). The signatories of the document undertake to uphold the rule of law, strengthen social cohesion and national solidarity in order to achieve the strategic goal of European integration, putting the public interest above personal and party interests. The Pact also envisages condemnation of aggressive military actions and occupation of the territories of sovereign and independent states. The signatories of the document undertake to adhere the goal of Moldova’s European integration, regardless of political changes inside the country. The signing of the Pact for Europe took place amid preparations for the referendum on Moldova’s accession to the European Union, which will be held simultaneously with the presidential election on 20 October. List of parties that signed the Pact for Europe: Ecologist Green Party (Partidul Verde Ecologist din Moldova); Party of Action and Solidarity (Partidul Acțiune Și Solidaritate); Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (Partidul Dezvoltării Și Consolidării Moldovei); European Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat European); National Liberal Party (Partidul Național Liberal); People Power Party (Partidul Puterea Oamenilor); National Alternative Movement (Partidul Mișcarea Alternativă Națională); Dignity and Truth Platform (Platforma DA); Party of Change (Partidul Schimbării); League of Towns and Communes (Liga Orașelor Și Comunelor); Coalition for Unity and Welfare (Coaliția Pentru Unitate Și Bunăstare); The Will of the People Party (Partidul Politic „Voința Poporului”).