Roberta Metsola and Natalia Gavrilița met in Germany. The message of the head of the European Parliament for Rep. Moldavia
During the meeting with the Prime Minister in Chisinau, Roberta Metsola stated that the Republic of Moldova, a candidate country for the EU, will continue to have European support, as it has shown great determination in defending European values and rejecting hybrid threats.
Gavrilița and Metsola met in Germany. PHOTO: Multimedia.europarl.europa.eu
On her Twitter page, the head of the European Parliament announced that she met again in Bavaria with the prime minister from Chisinau.
“I am happy to meet again with Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița, today, in Bavaria. Moldova has shown great determination in promoting reforms, defending European values and rejecting hybrid threats. As a candidate country for the EU, we will continue to support Moldova”, wrote Roberta Metsola.
And Natalia Gavrilița mentioned that “the Chisinau authorities remain fully involved in the achievement of the European objective and the translation of the community acquis into national legislation, as the only option that will provide our country with rhythm, stability and peaceful development. At the same time, according to the Prime Minister, he remains committed to carrying out the Government reforms expected by the citizens, which will improve the quality of life in the Republic of Moldova and increase the economic resilience of the country”.
During the meeting, the two talked about the programs of the European Union, aimed at strengthening the efforts of the Executive from the neighboring country in various fields, as well as about the preparation for the meeting of the RM-EU Association Council, planned for February of this year. At the same time, they discussed the security situation in the region, the crises generated by Russia’s war against Ukraine, but also the methods of combating the hybrid war and propaganda.
The Head of the Executive delivered a speech in the German Bundestag
Between January 6-8, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Natalia Gavrilița, is on a working visit to Germany, where she participated in the closed meeting of the parliamentary group of the Christian-Social Union in the German Bundestag. During his speech, Gavrilița spoke about the challenges his country is facing since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, but also about the Government’s actions in the European integration process in the Republic of Moldova.
“We received a strong mandate from the citizens of the Republic of Moldova to start a process of profound transformation of our countries into a modern European state, with an independent judiciary, an efficient public administration, with a model of resilient and sustainable economic development, such as and with an attractive investment climate. Despite the war, we remain fully committed to this bold agenda of structural reform, at the heart of our strategic objective of becoming a full member of the European Union.” said Natalia Gavrilița.
In the same way, the head of the Executive mentioned the economic consequences of the energy blackmail from Russia which caused the considerable increase in the tariffs of energy resources.
“The price for gas, which we had to pay in 2022 to Gazprom, increased 7 times compared to the previous year. It was therefore essential that we take action to provide compensation for rising energy prices – particularly for the most vulnerable segments of our population. We managed to start the construction of an electric line, which will connect the electric network of the Republic of Moldova to the Romanian one. We have also taken steps to accelerate the use of renewable energy sources, as well as to increase the energy efficiency of public and private buildings,” he also stated this.