The European Commission today adopted a proposal to incorporate roaming into the EU-Moldova Association Agreement. Bringing Moldova into the EU “roam like at home” area is one of the key actions of the EU-Moldova Priority Action Plan approved in June 2023.
The Commission says in a press release that, once all necessary steps have been completed, Moldovan visitors to the EU will be able to use their mobile phones under the same price conditions as if they were in Moldova, while travelers from the EU will benefit from the same rights when visiting Moldova.
Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, said: “Today we are one step closer towards bringing Moldova into the EU free roaming area. Citizens in the EU and Moldova will be able in future to call, text and use the Internet without extra costs when travelling abroad: just like the Roam-like-at-home that Europeans are very familiar with. It will make life easier for Moldovan citizens coming to the EU, and help EU citizens travelling to Moldova. It demonstrates that Moldova’s future is in the EU.”.
Today’s measure follows the Joint Declaration on 31 May by EU and Moldovan telecom operators to voluntarily lower roaming tariffs from 1 January 2024, facilitated by the European Commission. The Commission will allow the update of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement by adding the most recent EU legislation on telecoms and postal services.
