Moldova’s Independence was a period of failed hopes and unaccomplished dreams. The politicians who ruled since 1992 until now are those to blame for the current state of affairs. In an interview for IPN, the executive director of the Association of Independent Press Petru Macovei said that probably none of the witnessed ideological currents, of the right, center or of the left, can lead the country to normality.
According to Petru Macovei, the biggest failure is the fact that Moldova didn’t manage to get rid of the influence of Russia as the Baltic States did. If we had gone alongside them in 1991-1992 and had rulers who think about the welfare of this country, not about their interests, who would have not yielded to the influence of different world geopolitical centers, I’m sure that the Republic of Moldova could have been now a member of the EU and a country with economic and financial stability, where the people have a higher degree of welfare than now, and which is not the target of geopolitical storms. Moldova, during the 25 years of independence, has been in such a situation. From one influence to another, from the Transnistrian war and the situation in the south of the republic to the social dissatisfaction of 2000 that led to a full change in the country’s development course and then to an apparent return to the European development course in 2009. But the last six years have been missed.
The executive director of the Association of Independent Press said Moldova’s accomplishments are related to the fact that many of its citizens had the possibility of developing as personalities, including abroad. They managed to realize their potential in the period and this was due to the opening of access to the foreign labor market after 1992 and the possibility of studying. “The generations of the last 25 years had been happier because they had this possibility that we didn’t have,” he stated.
“At economic level, our country regretfully didn’t manage to strengthen itself as a viable market economy because there were different development courses, of the right and of the left. No conditions were created for the healthy development of the small business. Investments in Moldova have been made, but the legal framework is not very stimulating for big foreign investment. Yes, many international companies came to Moldova, but many gave up coming because the existent conditions, especially corruption, discourage making big investment and this is a big failure. You see, you asked me about accomplishments, but I returned again to failures because there are good and bad things too. If we put things on a scale, regretfully, we will ascertain that more bad things happened during 25 years and the balance inclines to failures more than to accomplishments,” said Petru Macovei.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the declaration of Moldova’s Independence, IPN News Agency decided to depict the portrait of the current Republic of Moldova. For the purpose, it provoked a number of people, including state officials, politicians, businessmen, civil rights activists and persons without posts and titles, but who have what to say. The generic picture is called “Thoughts about and for Moldova”. The articles started to be published on July 18.
