The European Parliament will debate and vote on a resolution on the Republic of Moldova in the first plenary session of the European Parliament in October. The debate and the resolution were entitled “Building the Republic of Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference before the presidential elections”, IPN reports, with reference to MEP Siegfried Mureșan.

The official noted that he was one of the initiators and that he insisted, on behalf of the EPP Group, that the debates and the resolution be included as soon as possible in the European Parliament’s agenda.

According to the MEP, the future European path of the Republic of Moldova and the country’s development prospects depend on the vote that will be given by the citizens on October 20, in the presidential election and in the referendum on joining the European Union.

In Mureșan’s opinion, it is clear that Russia continues its attempts to destabilize Moldova. Russia wants Moldova to become again a weak state that is dependent on Moscow.  “It will actually try to get involved in influencing the election and the referendum, using illegal means, such as the illicit financing of pro-Russian politicians or manipulation and propaganda. This is what Russia did last year, on the occasion of the local elections held in Moldova. That is why the European Parliament wants to convey to the authorities and people of Moldova that it stands by them in the efforts to combat the Russian aggression,” noted the MEP.

“The Republic of Moldova is a European Union candidate state with which we started accession negotiations this year. Moldova is also a state situated in our immediate neighborhood. In fact, the safety and stability of the European Union also depend on how safe and stable the Republic of Moldova is. That is why we must stand by the Republic of Moldova and ensure that the Russian Federation fails in its attempt to sabotage the democratic election in the Republic of Moldova. The will of the people expressed at the ballot box, not the will of Russia, must be found in the final election outcome,” the MEP wrote on his Facebook page.

The debate in the plenary session of the European Parliament will take place on Tuesday, October 8, and the resolution will be put to the vote on October 9 or 10.