The government set the time limit for doing the reforms needed for Moldova’s accession to the European Union. Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu said the country until 2030 must be ready for accession. However, inside the EU there are subjective political aspects that can delay Moldova’s accession to the EU, IPN reports.
The offal noted that he had multiple meetings with foreign officials since the start of this year and the security crisis in the region was the key subject discussed in these. The whole international community gets ready for the effects of a long war in Ukraine.
“According to analyses, there are many fears that the war will continue and can last this year and even in 2024- 2025. The risk of a prolonged war is very big. This does not mean that the frontline will change significantly. However, as long as the sides do not agree on a ceasefire, the war will continue. At the same time, the Governments of all the states get ready for all kinds of scenarios and we do the same,” Nicu Popescu stated in the talk show “New Week with Anatolie Golea” on TV8 channel.
The minister noted the European agenda and the implementation of the reforms required in the accession process remain the government’s priority. The government is determined to fulfill all the commitments undertaken before the EU until 2030.
“President Maia Sandu also said that our goal is to complete the reforms needed in the accession until 2030. We have a seven-year period to do what depends on us. But there is always the political side inside the European Union and based on this some of the processes can be accelerated, while others can be delayed. In our case, the war in Ukraine wasn’t a guarantee that the Republic of Moldova will obtain the EU candidate status. It had been discussed long that only Ukraine would be granted the candidate status, while Moldova and Georgia would obtain only the accession perspective. However, owing to our foreign policy efforts, this happened,” said Nicu Popescu.
The official also said that Moldova does not take part in the meetings that are held on the CIS platform and this way shows its disagreement with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The benefits of the agreements signed with the CIS are being analyzed and a final decision as to the withdrawal from the CIS will be taken.
“We do not see processes inside the CIS, which would be in the interest of the Republic of Moldova. Meetings are held, but we do not take part in them. This is our response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. We have experienced export-related problems since 2006 and with the passing of time we see that this organization becomes less relevant for our country. In practice, the Republic of Moldova does not take part in the meetings of this organization and clearly expresses its disagreement with the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Each ministry and agency in the Republic of Moldova is analyzing the impact of the agreements signed within the CIS. Depending on the results of this analysis, a decision will be taken,” stated the Deputy Prime Minister.
