The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will approve the Report on Moldova in about mid-2012, Polish parliamentarian Piotr Wach, a PACE Co-Rapporteur for the monitoring of the obligations and commitments of Moldova said today.
Read More »German FM: Bulgaria and Romania could join Schengen by the end of 2011
Bulgaria and Romania will be part of the Schengen area very soon, this is the general trend and it is quite clear, German foreign ministry state secretary Werner Hoyer said in Berlin on March 23 2011.
Read More »PACE Rapporteurs for Moldova held discussions with Moldavian Prime minister
The sides discussed the activity of the governmental institutions and the implementation of reforms in line Moldova’s commitments taken towards the Council of Europe (CoE), in the context of the specific political situation emerged in Moldova as a result of the impossibility to elect the president.
Read More »US supports Moldova on its reforms
US Vice President Joe Biden sided firmly on 11 March with Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat and his reform plan. He called for the resumption of negotiations with secessionists seeking to break part of Moldova away and align with Russia.
Read More »EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek calls on all political parties in Moldova to end political instability
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has called upon the governing Alliance for European Integration and the opposition Moldovan Communist Party to put an end to the continuing political instability in the Republic of Moldova.
Read More »Moldovan FM to visit Romania
Moldova’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca will pay a visit to Bucharest on March 16-17, at the invitation of his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi. The foreign ministers will discuss methods of supporting Moldova in its efforts to reach the European standards and the provision by Romania …
Read More »US supports pro-Western reform and efforts in Moldova
US Vice President Joe Biden yesterday made the highest-ranking US visit ever to Moldova, signalling Washington’s support for pro-Western reforms in Europe’s poorest country. Biden told Moldova’s liberal leaders its future lay with Europe and showed support for their efforts to end a protracted political and economic crisis. “We are …
Read More »Catherine Ashton assured Moldova of EU support
EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton was on a visit to Moldova to assure the Chisinau authorities once again that the EU would continue to fully support Moldova on its path toward modernization and European integration.
Read More »Catherine Ashton visits Moldova
Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Commission Vice-President, pays her first visit to Moldova on Thursday to further deepen EU-Moldovan relations.
Read More »EC urges Bulgaria, Romania to focus on judicial reforms
The European Commission (EC) published interim progress reports Friday (February 18th) on Bulgaria and Romania in the field of judiciary and interior affairs within the so-called Co-operation and Verification Mechanism. The reports conclude that the two countries have made progress in judicial reform and fighting corruption but must make more …
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