If the European Union decides to stop the funding for the Republic of Moldova, early parliamentary elections could be held and those who look at the Republic of Moldova from geopolitical point could become wiser, President Igor Dodon said in a meeting with the press at the State Residence in Condrita on July 26. Igor Dodon admitted that the foreign partners financed the Republic of Moldova a lot during the last few years, but it’s not known what the government does with these billions of euros, IPN reports.
“I’m a supporter of the state policy of solving the problems ourselves, without begging money from the East or the West. During the 25 years of independence, no one has provided more assistance than our partners during the last seven years. To remove the suspicions that this money was stolen, the foreign partners should make public the funding figures. The fact that these resources were used inefficiently is the blame of those from the government,” stated Igor Dodon.
He noted that the possible halt in EU funding will be a headache for the Government and the parliamentary alliance. According to him, the financing should be reviewed, especially the economic part.
“I cannot influence the decisions taken in the Republic of Moldova. We can stop some, block them for a period. The leader of the Democratic Party controls the Government of the Republic of Moldova and several phantom parties that they keep near. I’m for Moldova’s cooperation with the foreign partners, but in the interests of the citizens,” added Igor Dodon.
In a joint statement with regards to the situation in the Republic of Moldova issued on July 26, the European People’s Party (EPP) President, Joseph Daul, together with the President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), Hans van Baalen expressed their concern about the continuous deterioration of the rule of law and democratic standards in the Republic of Moldova.
The EPP and ALDE called on the EU institutions, including the European External Action Service, as well as on the Council of Europe, to immediately evaluate the decline of the rule of law and democratic standards in the Republic of Moldova, to stop any EU funding, to apply the strictest conditionality to any future financial assistance and to re-evaluate as soon as possible the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.
