{"id":201977,"date":"2025-11-21T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/maia-sandu-meeting-with-alain-berset-moldova-is-ready-to-defend-european-democracies\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:51:16","slug":"maia-sandu-meeting-with-alain-berset-moldova-is-ready-to-defend-european-democracies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/maia-sandu-meeting-with-alain-berset-moldova-is-ready-to-defend-european-democracies\/","title":{"rendered":"Maia Sandu, meeting with Alain Berset: Moldova is ready to defend European democracies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republic of Moldova is prepared to contribute to the protection of European democracies against hybrid attacks, stated President Maia Sandu, during discussions with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who is visiting Chisinau. The meeting took place in the context of Moldova taking over the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the organization, reports IPN.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In discussions with Alain Berset, President Maia Sandu welcomed the constant support of the Council of Europe in developing institutional capacities and advancing justice sector reforms, as outlined in the 2025-2028 Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova. The document aims to strengthen the independence and integrity of the judicial system, align national legislation with European standards and increase the transparency of public institutions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The head of state has reaffirmed the firm commitment of the Republic of Moldova to remain a constructive European partner, dedicated to peace, democracy and the rule of law.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next six months, Moldova will play an increasingly active role in the activities of the Council of Europe, with the Presidency set to conclude with the Ministerial Meeting in Chisinau, on May 15, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Moldova is prepared to contribute to the protection of European democracies against hybrid attacks, stated President Maia Sandu, during discussions with the Secretary General of the Council&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":201942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[148,137],"tags":[971,11123,6420,13188,423,1420],"class_list":["post-201977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider-en","category-politics","tag-accession","tag-alain-berset-en","tag-attacks","tag-democracy-en","tag-eu","tag-maia-sandu-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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