Maia Sandu, the leader of the Party “Action and Solidarity”, wants the Republic of Moldova to become an EU member state. In an interview for IPN, the politician said that in a world of globalization, with its numerous benefits, but also with challenges, it is easier for a small country to develop in a community of countries that share the same values and that can ensure high living standards for their people.

“The European Union showed in time that the countries that join it develop much faster and this means better living conditions for the people of these countries,” she stated.

According to Maia Sandu, to rich that point, the society’s support for the European course must be consolidated. There is only one method of obtaining this – to have a really pro-European government that shows by deeds what European government means: to work for the benefit of society.

“Only when the people of this country are satisfied with the way the country is governed, will we be able to increase the support for this project. When a government proclaims itself European, but works against the own people, serving only some groups of interests, the effect is the opposite,” said the politician.

Asked about the opportunity of a referendum on Moldova’s entry into the EU, Maia Sandu noted that the plebiscite can be an option when the necessary conditions are ensured for this, especially the elimination of manipulation and misinformation though the agency of the controlled press.

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 entitled “Thoughts about and for Moldova”. The articles started to be published on July 18.