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

3. Setting up a dedicated unit for Moldova in @DG_Near, 4. Creating a special sanctions regime for the oligarchs who are trying to destabilise the country, 5. Integrating Moldova gradually into the EU Single Market and permanently liberalising trade between EU and Moldova. 2/3

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Moldovan authorities are making great efforts to tackle the current challenges, but they urgently need more help. This is why we, the @europarl_en, call for concrete measures such as: 1. Increasing the EU financial support, 2. Strengthening the EU Security HUB in Moldova. 1/3

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The citizens and authorities of #Moldova are asking for a European future. While Russia is doing everything it can to destabilise the country and prevent Moldova’s EU integration, it is our obligation to offer a clearer EU accession perspective to Moldova and its citizens. 2/2

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EU to start the accession negotiations with #Moldova by the end of the year, if the nine steps identified by @EU_Commission are fulfilled - is what we called for in the resolution we just adopted by large majority in #EPlenary: 555 votes for, 49 against and 26 abstentions. 1/2

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In addition, we must continue supporting Ukraine through the EU Budget as we did in 2022 and 2023. However, we will also stand by farmers and other categories of enterprises and people that must adapt to the new reality in Ukraine. 3/3

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We want to invest in research, innovation, and our economies, making them more modern and competitive. We want to succeed in the transition to a green economy, offering perspectives for enterprises and citizens, while emphasising that the youth are a priority for our Budget. 2/3

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Through the guidelines for the 2024 #EU budget, we, the @europarl_en, give a clear message of support for the economic development of the EU. I want to congratulate our general rapporteur @J_Lewandowski for the clear guidelines that he put forward. 1/2

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We need to give a clear message: the alliances of the free world that we are members of and the relationship with the USA are important to the #EU and we stick together. The objective of China is to have the upper hand in relations with the EU; we must avoid this at all costs 2/2

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We should not compromise on values. China will not respect us if we are weak. Our objective needs to be to improve our position towards China, speak up on human rights, even when it is difficult - I said today in the #EPlenary. 1/2

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We should insist on economic reciprocity with China: improve access to the Chinese market for European companies, make sure that conditions for European companies in China are being improved, and unfair practices are being terminated #EPlenary 2/2

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We need to reduce our dependencies on China - I said today in the #EPlenary. Dependencies on undemocratic regimes are a vulnerability to🇪🇺. We should invest in innovation, use our single market, and ensure that our companies become more competitive to be less dependent on🇨🇳 1/2

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Supporting #Moldova means supporting EU security. Ever since the beginning of the war we have seen the importance of Moldova for a stable and peaceful EU. This is why the €145 million Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) for #Moldova is essential for EU security.

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By swiftly approving the financial support in @europarl_en, taking over the @EU_Commission proposal, we ensure that money will be disbursed to Moldova when it is most needed, before the end of the year. Next steps: @EP_Trade vote next week and final vote in #EPlenary in May. 2/2

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Green light to increase the EU help for the Republic of #Moldova, now in @EP_Budgets. My draft Opinion on the €145 million Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) for Moldova has just been voted. My opinion calls for a swift adoption of the MFA in the #EPlenary. 1/2

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This week:
➡️@EP_Budgets will vote my draft Opinion on the €145 million Macro-Financial Assistance for #Moldova
➡️#EPlenary vote on a resolution showing our full support for the Republic of #Moldova
➡️Debate on the 2024 EU Budget priorities
More here: https://siegfriedmuresan.eu/agenda/

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@Odobes1Luminita @ecfr Congratulations! A well deserved recognition of your work. 👏

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As @EP_Budgets rapporteur, I am taking all the necessary measures to swiftly adopt the decision to increase the ongoing MFA to the Republic of Moldova by €145 million 2/2

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More #EU support for the Republic of #Moldova: @EU_Commission will disburse €50 million to Moldova as part of the ongoing Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package worth €150 million in total. It is s good news, but we must step up our efforts to help Moldova. 1/2

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We welcome #Finland to NATO!

Finland joining @NATO today is a good decision that will guarantee the safety of the Finnish people. With the accession of Finland we will all be stronger within NATO.

Photo source: Helsinki Times

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Congratulations to @PetteriOrpo and to @kokoomus Party for the victory in the Finnish parliamentary elections. Kokoomus is part of the @EPP and is the only party in Finland that always supported Finland's accession to NATO. Petteri Orpo is the right Prime Minister for these times

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