Moldovan Democrats' leader on visit to Brussels

Chisinau, 20 June /MOLDPRES/ - The leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), Vlad Plahotniuc, is on a visit to Brussels, the PDM press service has reported.  

The PDM press service said that, in Brussels, the Democrats’ leader had meetings with more European political leaders, with whom he discussed subjects on Moldova’s relation with the European Union, the country’s development strategy, governmental and political reforms.   

At a today’s meeting with the leaders of the group of the European Parliament’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), a subject considered was the change of the electoral system in Moldova as part of the process of reforming the political establishment. Thus, the leaders of the European Social Democrats voiced support for this initiative and the vice president of the S&D group Knut Fleckenstein recommended that “the Parliament of Moldova continues public discussions on the draft law concerning the switch to the mixed electoral system.”   

For his part, Vlad Plahotniuc said that the “discussions in parliament will continue and the MPs will take into account the recommendations of the Venice Commission, especially for the vote on the draft in the second reading.”   

The PDM leader also unveiled to the European partners a draft on the ban of the Russian propaganda. The political leaders of the European Parliament regarded the initiative with openness. At the same time, they specified that “EU does not want Moldova to quarrel with Russia, but encourages Chisinau to defend its interests.”

The meetings of PDM leader Vlad Plahotniuc with the European officials continue.   

(Reporter A. Plitoc, editor M. Jantovan)