Foreign affairs minister says Moldova prepares for launch of negotiations on accession to European Union

Chisinau, 27 October /MOLDPRES/ - Deputy Prime Minister , Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Nicu Popescu today said that Moldova was preparing for the launch of the negotiations on accession to the European Union. The minister made statements to this effect following the cabinet meeting, during which the national plan on Moldova’s accession to EU for 2024-2027 had been approved.    

The deputy PM informed that the Plan contained 242 pages of concrete actions, laws, regulations, directives, with accurate terms of implementation and fulfillment of these measures.  

„The document contains about 1,200 concrete actions or laws which we should adopt in the process of our county’s accession to EU in those 33 chapters of policies through which we structure the process of adjusting our legislation to the rigours and needs of the status of EU member. The adoption of this plan is made on the last period in the preparation of the EU’s enlargement report, which is to be presented by the European Commission on 8 November. On the immediately next period – today, next week, we will continue informing the European Commission about the measures which get Moldova closer to the status of EU member. Our goal is that, in this European Commission’s report, we get an invitation to start the negotiations on accession to EU. Subsequently, in next December, the EU member states are to set forth their opinions on this invitation. In any case, we in Moldova prepare for the launch of the negotiations on accession to EU,’’ Nicu Popescu said. 

The national plan on Moldova’s accession to EU for 2024-2027 was carried out in cooperation with numerous institutions and following active consultations with the civil society. The Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry (MAEIE) will ensure the general coordination of the process of implementation of the plan, including after each EU’s Enlargement Report.    

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