24 Oct 2005
Taking into consideration the recommendations of the FFM and the PSC's conclusions of 9 and 20 September, the EUSR's Team is to be enhanced with four advisors (“Border Team”) to be located in Kiev, Chisinau and Odessa. The objective of the enhanced EUSR team will be to assure political overview of developments related to the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border, analyse the continuing political commitment of Moldova and Ukraine and promote co-operation on border issues between the Moldovan and Ukrainian sides, also in view of building pre-conditions for a settlement to the Transnistrian conflict. In doing this, the work of the EUSR's Border Team will also complement the effective functioning of the EC Border Assistance Mission. Read full article
12 Oct 2005
The Government of the Republic of Moldova: Having been elaborated on the basis of Reports from the Ministries and Central Administrative Authorities, the Report includes major progress in the implementation of EUMoldova Action Plan, reflecting particularly legislative reforms in the field of justice, public administration, educational system; measures taken in order prevent money laundering, illegal migration; regulatory reform regarding the activity of entrepreneurs, the consolidation of financial, banking and fiscal systems; the adjustment of regulations in the field of inland water transport to international standards. Read full article
10 Oct 2005
The EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee applauds the plans for an EU border mission on the Moldova-Ukraine border as welcome signs of enhanced engagement by the European Union in the search for a settlement of the Transnistria problem; stresses that better controls on the border are an essential element in bringing the conflict to an end: calls for this process of deeper EU engagement to be accelerated; welcomes the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the EC Border Assistance Mission to the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in order to establish an international monitoring mechanism for an efficient customs and border control at the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border: calls for the EU border mission to form the nucleus of a full ESDP mission in the future and to form part of a policy of greater EU engagement in Moldova... Read full article
01 Sep 2005
Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), today welcomed the departure of a fact-finding mission to assess the situation on the Moldova-Ukraine border.The purpose of this assessment mission, dispatched jointly by the Council and the Commission, is to prepare the EU's assistance with monitoring and control on the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, particularly the Transnistrian section. Read full article
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, during its first session after the parliamentary elections, adopted unanimously a joint declaration regarding the political partnership between all political parties with a view to achieving the objective of integration into the European union...
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26 Mar 2005
The Council adopted today, by written procedure, a Joint Action creating the position of EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Moldova and appointing Mr Adriaan JACOBOVITS de SZEGED to this position. The EUSR's mandate will be to: strengthen the EU contribution to the resolution of the Transnistria conflict in accordance with agreed EU policy objectives and in close coordination with the OSCE; assist in the preparation, as appropriate, of EU contributions to the implementation of an eventual conflict settlement; follow closely political developments in the Republic of Moldova, including in the Transnistrian region, by developing and maintaining close contacts with the Government of the Republic of Moldova and other domestic actors, and offer as appropriate the EU's advice and facilitation; assist in the further development of the EU's policy towards the Republic of Moldova and the region, in particular regarding conflict prevention and conflict resolution. Read full article
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