Parliament speaker says Moldova sets out on way to EU, to create better opportunities for next generations
17:44 | 25.04.2023 Category: Political
Chisinau, 25 April /MOLDPRES/ - Moldova sets out on the way to EU, in order to create better opportunities for the next generations. Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu has made statements to this effect in a speech given at the Conference of Parliament Speakers from the European Union, held in Prague, the Czech Republic.
„Our goal is to get the recognition of the sustainable and significant progress made by the country in its efforts to get closer to the legislation and practices of the European Union, by enforcing the European Commission’s recommendations. Also, our wish is for the Commission to recommend that the European Council starts the negotiations on accession with Moldova. Our immediate priority is to win the unanimous decision to launch the discussions on the negotiations till the end of 2023,’’ Igor Grosu said.
The parliament speaker noted that, ‘’besides the waves of refugees, the disturbance of the trade and delivery of energy, the social and economic consequences of the war, Moldova faces hybrid and direct attempts of destabilization of the reform process and endangering of the democratic power. ‘’In response, Moldova maintained its domestic security and accelerated the reforms, in order to consolidate the country’s resilience, in general,’’ Igor Grosu stressed. He added that, ‘’according to estimations, at present, Moldova is not target of imminent military threats,’’ Igor Grosu said.
The speaker specified that, in the last year, the government had taken big efforts to improve the energy resilience. At the same time, according to him, ‘’for the first time ever, Moldova did not rely on the Russian gas during the heating season and joined the EU’s Energy Platform, which makes possible the joint procurement of gas along with the EU countries.’’
Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu participates in the Conference of Parliament Speakers from the European Union, held in Prague on 24-25 April.
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