Moldovan PM meets executive vice president of European Commission for A Europe Fit for Digital Age

Chisinau, 6 February /MOLDPRES/ - Moldova’s accession to the Digital Europe Programme, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and the single European market, the cutting of the roaming tariffs, mutual recognition of the digital signatures and the cyber security have been the subjects tackled at a meeting between Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita and Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.    

PM Natalia Gavrilita said that Moldova was in conditions of hybrid war, with cyber, misinformation and other possible dangers recorded. Yet, the cabinet makes efforts to enhance the country’s resilience in the priority sectors. In the near future, the European directive NIS2 is to be transposed, which will contribute to strengthening Moldova’s resilience in the cyber security sector.    

The officials also approached the subject of ensuring the competition, as Moldova is in the process of approximating its legislative framework to the EU’s one. In this respect, joint working groups were created, which analyze illegal non-competition practices, in order to be removed. At the same time, the prime minister asked for the preparation of a Twinning programme for the Competition Council.     

The European official appreciated Moldova’s efforts to back Ukraine in various sectors, which is complicated with a small country and with poor resources. She expressed openness to support Moldova in the field of the policy of state and antitrust assistance, through enhancing the institutional capacities, expertise and transposition of the best practices.    

„We make efforts for signing the agreement on cutting the roaming tariffs with the European Union and Moldova’s inclusion in the European domestic market will bring Europe closer to the Moldovan citizens,’’ Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita said.    

Another subject of discussions was focused on the mutual recognition of the digital signatures, which will facilitate both the work of private people and of companies. The discussions at the technical level on the issue started in last January.   

Also, the sides tackled the subject on Moldova’s accession to SEPA, which facilitates the bank transfers in euros between the signatory countries and implies the development of joint financial instruments, standards, procedures and infrastructure, in order to allow economies of scale.

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