The process of reforming the country is not performed for the EU, but for the people and the country, said German Bundestag member Dirk Wiese, German Federal Government Coordinator for Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and the Eastern Partnership Countries. In a public event centering on Moldova’s European integration in Chisinau, Dirk Wiese said Germany implements a number of projects in Moldova, which contribute to the country’s development, IPN reports.

During the next few years, the Federal Republic aims to lay emphasis on the economic development of Moldova, the support for small and medium-sized enterprises and women in business. Dirk Wiese welcomed the authorities’ attempts to identify new ways of supplying the country with energy resources. Germany also had discussions with the German partners and will try to contribute to this process. “We say it clearly that we support a lot the idea of financial support on behalf of the EU, the IMF, the World Bank. You can do multiple reforms on paper, but we also need results,” stated the German official.

In connection with the discussions about particular illegal practices, including the bank fraud, Germany’s Ambassador to Moldova Angela Ganninger said the commission of inquiry set up by Parliament has duties that are different from those of the commissions of inquiry working in Germany. “It seems to me that the commission of inquiry in the Republic of Moldova does not have sufficient investigation capacities. We will analyze things to see how we can support the activity of this commission,” stated the diplomat.

Iulian Groza, director of the Institute for European Policies and Reforms, said Moldova lags behind in implementing the European values. The reform process should center on people’s interests and should help the EaP countries ensure the rule of law, a functional democracy. The current European policies provide many opportunities and more profound sector integration is possible through these. Among the examples are the roaming charges and joining of the Single Euro Payments Area. The fact that the EU decided to decentralize the support offered to Moldova is welcome and particular players should be supported to promote policies.

The public event entitled “European integration of the Republic of Moldova and current political context: a German view” was staged by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.