MEP: Accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova must start as soon as possible
Accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova must start as soon as possible and pre-accession funds must be made available as soon as possible, European Parliament (EP) MEP Victor Negrescu told the Brussels legislature. According to the official, the separatist regime in Tiraspol cannot block our country's European course.
"If Cyprus has managed to overcome its internal divisions, then Moldova's European course cannot be stopped by the petty interests of the Transnistrian authorities either. I take this opportunity to strongly call for the start of accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and for pre-accession funds to be made available to the country. We must reunite Europe around our democratic values and mutual respect and understand that the important issues on the agenda of each state must become issues of interest to the whole Union", said Victor Negrescu.
Recently, Roberto Menia, Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Italian Senate, told Radio Moldova exclusively that Italy will support the start of negotiations for Moldova's accession to the European Union this year.
The Republic of Moldova applied for EU membership last year in March. Three months later, it obtained the status of candidate country for accession. In order to join the European community, our country has to fulfil several conditions, including the reform of the justice system and the fight against corruption.
