Prime Minister Pavel Filip admits that the Government assumed responsibility for repaying the debt to the National Bank of Moldova in order to unlock external financing. He developed the issue in the program “Moldova live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports.

“The package of laws for which we assumed responsibility represents a precondition imposed by the IMF. We were put in the situation to adopt these laws as a matter of urgency so as to unblock external financing. The loan of €60 million provided by the Government of Romania was released only after we promised we will do everything possible for the agreement with the IMF to be signed. The external financing we will get after we sign the document will total over 3 billion lei,” said he Premier.

Pavel Filip also said he realizes that the Government’s popularity will diminish as a result of the assumption of responsibility of the seven laws, which are rather harsh. “We work not for popularity, but for the country’s benefit. Sometimes we are put in the situation to choose the lesser evil. We acted so this time too,” he stated.

The Premier noted that the repayment of the loan to the National Bank is misinterpreted, especially by the opposition, as nobody obliges the people to take money out of their own pocket.