There is a certain dose of concern in the European Union as to the course taken by Moldova lately. The failure to quickly form a Government with all the parties from the former alliance may prevent Moldova from initiating the agreements with the EU in Vilnius this autumn, British Liberal MEP Graham Watson, who is the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the association agreement between the EU and Moldova, said in an interview for Radio Free Europe, quoted by IPN.

“It shouldn’t be so hard to reunite again the parties of the former alliance into a new Government under the management of a new Prime Minister. It shouldn’t be hard to return to the reform course started by the previous Government. But, the longer the uncertainty is extended, the longer the struggle between the former alliance will be and it will be hard to believe that the agreements will be initiated in Vilnius,” said the MEP.

According to Graham Watson, the European Union provided large sums of money to Moldova in financing and grants like stimulus for the country to join the EU. “Nobody denies that we are witnessing a power game here. But it is ultimately the Moldovan people that will decide what coursed to take,” he stated

Graham Watson recommends the parties that formed the previous ruling alliance to accept the differences between them as they have never been friends, but in the past they managed to work together for the country’s benefit. “You should do this again, not only until the Vilnius Summit, but also by the end of the current Parliament’s mandate,” he added.

Graham Watson believes that Moldova still has chances to sign the agreements with the EU and voiced hope that the country will not be left aside from the Eastern Partnership.