The leader of the Party “Action and Solidarity” Maia Sandu said she never requested the European institutions not to finance the Republic of Moldova, but asked to only control the way in which the government spends the money. Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, who is the first deputy chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova, said Maia Sandu placed obstacles on the path of the Government, which aimed to bring particular financing. Such statements were made in the debate program “Moldova live” on Moldova 1 channel, IPN reports.
“I asked the development partners to stop the government when it does not do reforms and violates human rights, when the governments undermines the democratic system in the Republic of Moldova. Such things happen daily,” replied Maia Sandu. According to her, on October 3 the European Union announced in Strasbourg that it will not offer Moldova support for the justice sector reform because reforms in justice are mimicked.
In reply, Andrian Candu said the European Parliament indeed held discussions that included criticism leveled at Moldova, but the country was also commended. “You mislead when you say that the EU decided to stop the financing. You should admit that you placed hindrances to the Government in its efforts to bring particular financing. I also saw your approach to the IMF, but you didn’t succeed because the European Union and the IMF do not listen only to one voice of the opposition,” he stated.
The Speaker also said that the current Government is supported by the EU because the effects of the reforms of the pension system, the Government and the economy started to bring benefits such as a 30% rise in state revenues and this money will be used to implement social initiatives and to cover the budget deficit.
