Igor Grosu: It is a victory for our citizens who chose the European path. Together we will write the history of Europe!

The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu mentioned that today's vote of the European Council is a historic moment for the Republic of Moldova, marking the most important step so far towards our accession to the great family of the European Union.

Maia Sandu: "Dear Moldovans, congratulations! Today's decision to open negotiations for the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the EU is a victory for all of us"

President Maia Sandu welcomed the European Council's decision to launch accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, noting that this is a victory for all the country's citizens.

Dorin Recean: "Congratulations, dear citizens! Today we start the accession negotiations to the European Union"

"The historic decision of the European Council, taken with the unanimous vote of the 27 European leaders, is the result of the effort we have all made in recent years, together with the president Maia Sandu. We know what we have to do, we are determined to continue the reforms to become part of the great European family as soon as possible. Moldova is European. Our future is in the EU", said Prime Minister Dorin Recean.

Mureșan: It would not be right for Hungary to block the launch of negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine

The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have fulfilled the commitments they assumed when they were granted the status of candidate countries for accession and deserve to start negotiations for this process, MEP Siegfried Mureșan said on Radio Moldova. According to the official, it would not be right for Hungary to block the launch of negotiations with these two countries. Regarding the European Commission's unblocking of over 10 billion euros for Hungary, it has nothing in common with the decision to be taken by the European Council regarding the launch of accession negotiations, Siegfried Mureșan said.

Roberta Metsola: Ukraine must get the political, moral and spiritual support it deserves. The same for the Republic of Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova must benefit from all the necessary support from the member states of the EU bloc in the accession process, said the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, at the beginning of the European Union Summit.

The Republic of Moldova enjoys the support of all EU member states in the process of enlargement and reforms, statement

The Republic of Moldova is the only country among those targeted in the expansion of the European Union that enjoys the support of all member states, the executive director of the Institute for European Policies and Reforms, Iulian Groza, told Radio Moldova.

Historic summit in Brussels // The European Council will take a decision regarding the launch of negotiations for accession to the European Union of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine

Today in Brussels begins the two-day Summit of the European Council, the agenda of which also includes discussions on the launch of negotiations for accession to the EU of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. We remind that both countries started this process at the same time, after they submitted their applications for membership, at the beginning of March 2022.

Officials from the Republic of Moldova and Hungary discussed the importance of the EU expansion

The head of diplomacy of the Republic of Moldova Nicu Popescu, together with the deputy prime minister Dumitru Alaiba, had a meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of Hungary, Szijjártó Péter, reads a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chisinau.

European Parliament asks the EU Council to start accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine

The European Parliament asks the European Council to decide, during the December 14-15 meeting, the start of accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. A resolution was adopted today with a large majority: 468 MPs voted in favor, 99 were against and 58 MPs abstained. The announcement was made by MEP Siegfried Muresan, on his Facebook page.

Conclusions of the General Affairs Council of the EU in relation to the Republic of Moldova

The General Affairs Council (GAC) welcomes the "substantial" progress that the Republic of Moldova has made in fulfilling the objectives underlying its candidate status, despite the challenges generated by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and hybrid actions against Moldova itself. The subject of EU enlargement was discussed in Brussels on December 12.

"The state will intervene when the security of the Republic of Moldova is threatened." Dorin Recean comments on the decision of the Court of Appeal to annul the decision of the CSE

By yesterday's decision of the Chisinau Court of Appeal, which annulled the decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations by which all candidates of the Sansa party were removed from the electoral race for the November elections, the magistrates blocked the country's efforts to stop criminal activity, declared the prime Minister Dorin Recean. According to him, the state will intervene every time when the security of the Republic of Moldova is threatened.

LIVE// Government meeting from December 13

The meeting of the Government of the Republic of Moldova on December 13, 2023, chaired by Prime Minister Dorin Recean. 35 draft decisions were included on the agenda.