The conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU have great significance for the Republic of Moldova and the Council’s regrets refer to the past, not to the future, Sergiu Ostaf, director of the Resource Center for Human Rights stated in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.
“The regret at the fact that the Republic of Moldova adopted the mixed electoral system forms part of the past, not of the future and is not a conditionality element. It is a conclusion of the Council and surely this regret forms part of the margin of assessments and the margin of action of any state, in this case of the Republic of Moldova,” said Sergiu Ostaf. According to him, the future relations are built on three aspects mentioned in these conclusions: the necessity of ensuring free and fair elections before the elections, on the election day and after the elections, and also the ensuring of the functioning of democratic institutions and ensuring of the multiparty character of the political system in the Republic of Moldova.
Victor Juc, vice director of the Institute of Legal and Political Research of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, said the European Council discussed tree states: Moldova, Venezuela and Syria. “It seems that the EU, noting the precarious reform process in the Republic of Moldova and the eventuality of position changes at general level, is trying to ensure sustainable support so that, regardless of the political changes that could take place, Moldova continues the modernization process. The statement does not contain many new things. The conclusions are generally known, but it is good that everything in the Republic of Moldova is measured by the EU’s attitude to a process or another,” he stated.
The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union on February 26 reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening political association and economic integration between the EU and Moldova by working in close partnership, but underlined that for this support to be credible, the Moldovan authorities should do more real reforms, especially in the corruption fighting, justice and economic sectors.
