Siegfried Muresan 🇷🇴🇪🇺 @SMuresan@respublicae.eu

We have to start #EU accession negotiations with #Moldova as soon as possible, by the end of the year, after Moldova has implemented all of the nine reforms we have requested - I said in #EPlenary @europarl_en debate on the situation in Moldova.

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Cetățenii și autoritățile din Republica #Moldova vor în Uniunea Europeană. Doar Rusia și oligarhii se opun. Trebuie să continuăm să ajutăm Moldova, inclusiv financiar, pentru a depăși această perioadă și pentru a se integra în Uniunea Europeană. #EPlenary

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The President of the European Commission @vonderleyen and the @EPPGroup in the European Parliament are united in delivering for the citizens of Europe. Tonight we discussed on making our economy stronger and on supporting Ukraine to win this war and get closer to Europe

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Trebuie să liberalizăm comerțul astfel încât Moldova, la fel ca Ucraina, să poată exporta cât mai mult în Uniunea Europeană pentru a-și dezvolta economia. Tot ce facem pentru Ucraina trebuie să facem și pentru Moldova – am spus mai devreme în plenul Parlamentului European. 3/3

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Aderarea la Uniunea Europeană este, însă, un proces de durată, de aceea trebuie să integrăm Moldova în Piața Unică Europeană cât mai curând, lucru care va aduce beneficii concrete pentru cetățenii Republicii Moldova încă dinainte de aderarea propriu-zisă la UE. 2/3

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Trebuie să începem negocierile de aderare la Uniunea Europeană cu Republica Moldova cât mai repede, anul acesta, imediat după implementarea celor 9 reforme pe care le-am cerut. 1/3

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We have to liberalize trade so that #Moldova, just like #Ukraine, would be able to export as much as possible to the European Union, in order to develop its economy – I said earlier in #EPlenary @europarl_en debate on the situation in Moldova. 3/3

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However, #EU accession is a process that will take years. This is why we must integrate #Moldova into the #EUSingleMarket as soon as possible, which will bring concrete benefits for the people of Moldova even before its actual accession to the EU. 2/3

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We have to start #EU accession negotiations with #Moldova as soon as possible, by the end of the year, after Moldova has implemented all of the nine reforms we have requested. 1/3

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@fromTGA Will be there. Looking forward

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This week, @europarl_en #EPlenary in Strasbourg:
➡️Debate on the current challenges the Republic of #Moldova is facing and ways the #EU can best help
➡️Debate ahead of the 23 – 24 March #EUCO

More on: https://siegfriedmuresan.eu/agenda

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Why now? Why "protests"?

Oligarchs: because judiciary starts working. Past corruption cases are being brought to justice.

Russia: because in the past Russia made use of weak majorities to bring governments down when needed. Now pro EU party has absolute majority in Parliament.

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Who wants Moldova integrated in EU?
Who does not?

People & authorities want it go the European way, Russia and Moldovan oligarchs not.
People of Moldova voted pro EU President and gave absolute majority to pro EU party. President @sandumaiamd, PM @DorinRecean strongly pro EU.

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What more can we do?

Help Moldova tackle Russian disinformation.

Include it in key EU projects. Gradually integrate it in EU Single market, even before EU membership.

Free roaming. Important to people.

Sanction pro-Russian oligarchs.

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What can we do?

Provide international financial support to easen social pressure. Inflation was 35% last last year.

Liberalise trade between EU and Moldova. This gives EU perspective to Moldovan enterprises and especially farmers.

Secure its energy independence.

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How do they try to destabilise?
By staging "protests" aimed at weakening the trust of the people in the West and in Moldovan authorities.

Has it worked? No. Not so far.
Moldovan authorities keep control. But attempts to destabilise are permanent. Need to raise awareness.

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Who tries to destabilise Moldova?
Russia and pro-Russian Moldovan oligarchs.
They have joint interests.
None wants #Moldova with a strong judiciary, fight against corruption, rule of law and integrated in EU. They prefer Moldova to be weak, dependent and unstable.

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Why is Moldova important?
It is a country placed between #Ukraine and the European Union.
If #Russia would have an ally in #Moldova in addition to #Lukashenko in #Belarus, Ukraine would be much worse off and Europe would be worse off.

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Below a 7-point thread about The Republic of #Moldova.
What happens there, why is it important for #Europe and what can we do?

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SMuresan/status/1635276717005889537

Who wants Moldova integrated in EU?
Who does not?

People & authorities want it go the European way, Russia and Moldovan oligarchs not.
People of Moldova voted pro EU President and gave absolute majority to pro EU party. President
@sandumaiamd, PM @DorinRecean
strongly pro EU

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