MEPs from EU countries urged to further support Moldova to fast-track accession negotiations

Chisinau, Aug 1 /MOLDPRES/- Parliamentarians from European Union countries have been urged to continue to support Moldova in order to speed up accession negotiations. The message was delivered by lawmakers Ina Coșeru and Radu Marian at a meeting of the chairpersons of the Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments (COSAC).

"We express our gratitude to all European countries for supporting Moldova in the accession to the European Union, the fight against misinformation, given that in October Moldova will hold a referendum on accession to the European Union," Ina Coșeru, chairwoman of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Committee, emphasized.

The Chair of the Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance, Radu Marian, said "we need access to pre-accession funds as quickly as possible so that we can have more opportunities to invest in the country's development". "We urged that the support of the European Union countries for the Republic of Moldova should continue in order to accelerate all negotiation chapters. These meetings, which are attended by decision makers from all parliaments of EU countries, are a good opportunity to strengthen Moldova's image abroad. And this helps us receive political and financial support to develop our country", said Radu Marian.

The event brought together MEPs from all the EU member states, who discussed the program and priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, as well as the current state of the EU enlargement policy in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe.

Moldovan MPs also held bilateral meetings with officials and counterparts from the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, the Senate of the French Republic, the Croatian Parliament, the Senate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The officials discussed opportunities to enhance interparliamentary cooperation on key areas.

COSAC is a forum, established in 1989, for cooperation, exchange of information and best practices between the national parliaments of the EU Member States and the European Parliament. COSAC aims to facilitate discussions between members of national parliaments and MEPs on practical aspects of parliamentary control of European affairs.