Ex-Premier Vlad Filat welcomed the breakthrough agreement over new fiscal stimulus concluded by the 27 European Union governments following marathon talks in Brussels that lasted for four days. In a posting on Facebook, he underlined the compromise reached by the representatives of different countries and political currents, unlike the atmosphere that characterizes the state of the political class of the Republic of Moldova.

 “This morning, at 6:30am, while the politicians of the Moldovan power and opposition were resting tired after yesterday displaying their incompetence, irresponsibility, infantilism and airs, the leaders of the European Union member states laid the basis for post-pandemic Europe. After four days and four nights of negotiations (90 hours), the EU leaders reached a really pivotal decision, based on a compromise of 1.824 trillion euros that is to be invested in the recovery and development of the European Union. Not the right or the left mattered. It was the common interest and fate of the over 540 million citizens represented by the EU that counted,” wrote the ex-Premier, noting the EU not only didn’t enter dissolution, as some said, but even transformed the crisis into an opportunity.

“Starting with today, the EU moves towards a new development stage that, bedsides ensuring the welfare of the own citizens, will project it in the new decade as a major economic and geopolitical force that will put up serious competition to the other great powers. The recovery fund of 750 billion euros and the EU’s next budget totalizing 1.074 trillion euros will reboot the European economy and will ensure the EU’s resilience to the shocks of the more uncertain and wild future. European Council President Charles Michel’s statement after the summit: Deal! Europe is strong. Europe is united,” fully expresses the future reality,” wrote Vlad Filat.

According to him, this summit was a special success “for our friends from over the Prut too”.

“Congratulations to Romania and President Klaus Johannis for the 80 billion euros that they knew to obtain at the negotiating table! Regrettably, meanwhile the Republic of Moldova struggles like in a curse of periphery with a political class that does not manage to rich normality and the so necessary predictability for it and for the country.”