The Republic of Moldova should not have big expectations of the Eastern Partnership Summit that will take place on November 24, said experts invited to the talk show “Expertise hour” produced by Jurnal TV channel, IPN reports.
“I would not suggest having big expectations of the summit. On the other hand, I would suggest working further as we have a lot of problems to solve. We didn’t make significant progress as we expected, but we have obligations that we should fulfill,” politologist Ernest Vardanean stated in the program.
According to him, the Republic of Moldova should not live from summit to summit, but should work out a long-term strategy and should assume more responsibilities and obligations. “I hope the summit that starts in Brussels this Friday will not be a failure, as the Riga Summit that took place two years and a half ago was. But I suspect that this won’t be as crucial for the Republic of Moldova as the Vilnius Summit that was held four years ago,” stated Ernest Vardanean.
On the other hand, ex-deputy minister of finance Iulian Groza said the expectations of the EaP Summit are big not only on the part of the authorities, but also on the part of society. It is not a secret that the Republic of Moldova is different from Georgia and Ukraine within the Eastern Partnership. “We have a more special relationship with the European Union not only at political level, but also through the different instruments that the EU offers us to gradually integrate into different EU bodies,” stated Iulian Groza.
Chairman of the European People’s Parliamentary Group Valeriu Ghiletski said that progress has been made in implementing the association agenda, but there are particular things that should be assessed and conclusions that should be drawn. Those who are to blame should be penalized. One of the requirements for the Government next year is to meet the conditions assumed by Moldova before the European partners.
Valentin Dolganiuc, a member of the Civic Platform “Dignity and Truth”, said the stubbornness of the political class not to return to the proportional representation electoral system will lead to the missing of the €100 million that the EU intends to offer to Moldova. “It was stated openly that the European Union will focus on the integration of the Balkan countries during the next ten years. This message should put the Republic of Moldova on the alert and the political class should do its homework so that Moldova indeed has an irreversible course and benefits from European funds,” stated Valentin Dolganiuc.
