Latvia’s experience shows that the autonomy of the judicial power and the rule of law are important in the internal reformation and European integration processes, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said in an interview for IPN Agency that was published on February 22, 2013. “I wish you to continue the reforms initiated in a concerted way so that the EU’s values are implemented in Moldova. In this connection, special attention should be paid to the principles of autonomy of the judicial power and the rule of law. An expression can be read on the wall of the meeting hall of the Latvian Government, which explicitly characterizes the principle of the rule of law: “A law and a truth for everyone”. It is important that this principle woks not only in theory, but also in life so that the law is applied equally for everyone, without exception,” said the Latvian official. Valdis Dombrovskis also underlined the necessity of ensuring the basic rights in a democratic society. “Unquestionably, an important criterion in implementing the EU values is the observance of the freedom of expression that guarantees the right of the political opponents or the opposition to state their opinion on topical problems through the media and to familiarize society with it. I consider that Moldova should more actively continue work in this respect as this will surely have a positive effect on the relations between Moldova and the EU,” he stated. He considers that Moldova should concentrate efforts on the major areas. “I think the greatest attention should be devoted to the process of concentrating the resources in the most important fields. In Latvia, this is an evident fact. After the restoration of independence, there was a consensus in our country according to which Latvia’s integration into the EU and NATO was the only possibility of securing our future. Therefore, most of the available resources were used to achieve the given goal. As to Latvia’s experience in the area of European integration, I think that one of the decisive aspects was our decision and the broad social consensus on this issue. It is important that the Government and civil society make progress in achieving the set objective,” he said. The Latvian Premier approved of the results achieved by Moldova in the area of internal reforms and in the European integration process. “I will repeat: Moldova made significant progress during the last few years. My opinion is that your country’s current accomplishments are due to the will expressed rather clearly and the sincere wish of the political elite and Moldovan society in general to become part of the EU. Moldova’s wish to integrate into the EU as closer as possible shows that your society shares the values that are fundamental for the European Union, namely democracy and the respect for the human rights,” the Latvian official said in an interview for IPN titled “Dombrobskis: Moldova’s good pace in Eurointegration should be justly appreciated”. Valdis Domvrovskis had been in Moldova on an official visit on February 20, 2013.