{"id":185292,"date":"2013-04-08T00:06:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T00:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.moldova.org\/2013\/04\/08\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/"},"modified":"2013-04-08T00:06:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T00:06:56","slug":"stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\/\/INTERVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan F&uuml;le gave an interview exclusively to Moldova.ORG talking about the progress achieved by Moldova so far, the challenges it currently faces and the prospective joint projects that are due to be undertaken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: Mr. F&uuml;le, considering the latest developments in Moldova &#8211; the dismissal of the Government -, how could this affect the dialogue between Moldova and the European Union?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> Our dialogue with the Republic of Moldova is framed by international agreements and mutual commitments. It is based in particular on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and the ENP Action Plan of 2005, which all Moldovan Governments have respected and implemented in close cooperation with the various institutions of the European Union. Therefore, our dialogue in principle is not affected by the dismissal of the Moldovan Government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Our activities in the last four weeks show ample evidence of this. For instance, we have been actively cooperating with the Moldovan authorities to assess the state of implementation of the second phase of the visa liberalisation action plan. In a couple of weeks, we will hold in Chisinau our regular Dialogue on Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The EU-Moldova Cooperation Council will convene in Luxembourg at the end of June. And we are very much looking forward to Moldova&#8217;s active participation in the run-up to the Third Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, in November. To put it in a nutshell, our bilateral agenda remains busy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: How likely is Moldova to sign to Association Agreement with the EU at Vilnius Summit in November given that Moldova just entered a political crisis?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> Since January 2010, our Association Agreement negotiations have made swift and steady progress, as is recognised in the recently published European Neighbourhood Policy Progress Report. Our aim is to initial the Agreement at Vilnius. With this in mind, we need to finalise the text of the Agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Very good progress in this respect was achieved during the last plenary round of negotiations in Brussels; we are hopeful that the final text will be agreed in the next two-three months. If we manage this, then we should be able to prepare the text for initialling as foreseen. This would seal our joint understanding of the objectives and substance of the Association Agreement and would represent a historic achievement for the citizens of Moldova as well as for the EU citizens as it is an important first step for political association and economic integration between the EU and Moldova.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This would also represent a highlight of the Vilnius Summit. Signing the Agreement assumes additional technical preparations, which will logically take some additional time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: Several voices say that Moldova is leader in the Eastern Partnership. What arguments stand in favour of this statement?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> Last year, early completion of the first phase of the visa liberalisation Action Plan and dynamic Association Agreement negotiations contributed to the perception of Moldova as a &quot;model case&quot; among Eastern Partnership countries. The latest ENP Progress Report demonstrates that this perception was, by and large, justified. This is by no means an invitation to the country to rest on its laurels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Moldova&#8217;s ambitious reforms have far-reaching social and political implications; they certainly need to be handled with care, to be better explained and conducted in an inclusive manner. Policy continuity is needed for them to reach the desired level of sustainability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: While the Moldovan leadership is trying to bring the country closer to the European Union, more citizens &#8211; according to the public surveys &#8211; want to join the Russia-led Customs Union. How do you explain this phenomenon?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> It is crucially important not to stay at the surface of things and to refrain from comparing apples and oranges. Low gas prices are often mentioned as an economic panacea. But many CIS countries enjoy low gas prices &ndash; or have enjoyed them until a recent future. Have they really used this opportunity to re-structure their economies, improve their economic positions, and raise their living standards? Having said this, it is true that, if their long-term benefits are far from proven, low gas prices are easy to comprehend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Structural reforms are, by contrast, abstract and sometimes painful, not the least if they are poorly explained: the meaning of the efforts they require, are not easy to comprehend; but their positive effects, when they come to fruition, are huge and lasting. Structural reforms are meant to modernise society and the economy, make it more efficient, more reactive to global changes, more inclusive and tolerant, more concerned about freedoms, and thereby a safe and solid place for personal fulfilment, human development and productive investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What does the intense EU-Moldova dialogue bring to this picture? It has allowed agreeing on a &quot;critical route&quot; towards that objective. To make the journey attractive despite the difficulties stemming from your country&#8217;s inheritance, a few milestones have been pin-pointed on this route &ndash; I mean joint deliverables that will bring concrete benefits to the citizens, such as the visa-free regime, full access to the EU market and generous financial support by the EU to help Moldovan society bear the costs of reforms. Moldova has managed to achieve quite a lot under these conditions. It is now very close to two key milestones: the completion of the visa liberalisation action plan and the initialling of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: How efficient does Moldova spend the EU funds?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12px\">Stefan F&uuml;le:&nbsp;<\/strong>Moldova has one of the highest rates of disbursement of EU assistance based on results, which in our terminology indicates good performance. Budget support operations, which represent 70% of our bilateral assistance and consist in transferring grant money to the Moldovan State budget against the achievement of agreed benchmarks, have achieved excellent results &ndash; between 86% and 99.9% depending on the programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The highest rate of success was achieved by the operation that we conducted in 2008-2011 to help reform the social assistance system. We are satisfied with the implementation of the programmes that support energy sector reform and rural development projects. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Moldova.ORG: Mr. F\u00fcle, considering the latest developments in Moldova &#8211; the dismissal of the Government -, how could this affect the dialogue between Moldova and the European Union? Stefan F\u00fcle: Our dialogue with the Republic of Moldova is framed by international agreements and mutual commitments. It is based in particular on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and the ENP Action Plan of 2005, which all Moldovan Governments have respected and implemented in close cooperation with the various institutions of the European Union. Therefore, our dialogue in principle is not affected by the dismissal of the Moldovan Government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":185291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan F&uuml;le gave an interview exclusively to Moldova.ORG talking about the progress achieved by Moldova so far, the challenges it currently faces and the prospective joint projects that are due to be undertaken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: Mr. F&uuml;le, considering the latest developments in Moldova &#8211; the dismissal of the Government -, how could this affect the dialogue between Moldova and the European Union?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> Our dialogue with the Republic of Moldova is framed by international agreements and mutual commitments. It is based in particular on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and the ENP Action Plan of 2005, which all Moldovan Governments have respected and implemented in close cooperation with the various institutions of the European Union. Therefore, our dialogue in principle is not affected by the dismissal of the Moldovan Government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Our activities in the last four weeks show ample evidence of this. For instance, we have been actively cooperating with the Moldovan authorities to assess the state of implementation of the second phase of the visa liberalisation action plan. In a couple of weeks, we will hold in Chisinau our regular Dialogue on Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The EU-Moldova Cooperation Council will convene in Luxembourg at the end of June. And we are very much looking forward to Moldova&#8217;s active participation in the run-up to the Third Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, in November. To put it in a nutshell, our bilateral agenda remains busy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: How likely is Moldova to sign to Association Agreement with the EU at Vilnius Summit in November given that Moldova just entered a political crisis?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> Since January 2010, our Association Agreement negotiations have made swift and steady progress, as is recognised in the recently published European Neighbourhood Policy Progress Report. Our aim is to initial the Agreement at Vilnius. With this in mind, we need to finalise the text of the Agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Very good progress in this respect was achieved during the last plenary round of negotiations in Brussels; we are hopeful that the final text will be agreed in the next two-three months. If we manage this, then we should be able to prepare the text for initialling as foreseen. This would seal our joint understanding of the objectives and substance of the Association Agreement and would represent a historic achievement for the citizens of Moldova as well as for the EU citizens as it is an important first step for political association and economic integration between the EU and Moldova.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This would also represent a highlight of the Vilnius Summit. Signing the Agreement assumes additional technical preparations, which will logically take some additional time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: Several voices say that Moldova is leader in the Eastern Partnership. What arguments stand in favour of this statement?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> Last year, early completion of the first phase of the visa liberalisation Action Plan and dynamic Association Agreement negotiations contributed to the perception of Moldova as a &quot;model case&quot; among Eastern Partnership countries. The latest ENP Progress Report demonstrates that this perception was, by and large, justified. This is by no means an invitation to the country to rest on its laurels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Moldova&#8217;s ambitious reforms have far-reaching social and political implications; they certainly need to be handled with care, to be better explained and conducted in an inclusive manner. Policy continuity is needed for them to reach the desired level of sustainability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: While the Moldovan leadership is trying to bring the country closer to the European Union, more citizens &#8211; according to the public surveys &#8211; want to join the Russia-led Customs Union. How do you explain this phenomenon?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Stefan F&uuml;le:<\/strong> It is crucially important not to stay at the surface of things and to refrain from comparing apples and oranges. Low gas prices are often mentioned as an economic panacea. But many CIS countries enjoy low gas prices &ndash; or have enjoyed them until a recent future. Have they really used this opportunity to re-structure their economies, improve their economic positions, and raise their living standards? Having said this, it is true that, if their long-term benefits are far from proven, low gas prices are easy to comprehend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Structural reforms are, by contrast, abstract and sometimes painful, not the least if they are poorly explained: the meaning of the efforts they require, are not easy to comprehend; but their positive effects, when they come to fruition, are huge and lasting. Structural reforms are meant to modernise society and the economy, make it more efficient, more reactive to global changes, more inclusive and tolerant, more concerned about freedoms, and thereby a safe and solid place for personal fulfilment, human development and productive investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What does the intense EU-Moldova dialogue bring to this picture? It has allowed agreeing on a &quot;critical route&quot; towards that objective. To make the journey attractive despite the difficulties stemming from your country&#8217;s inheritance, a few milestones have been pin-pointed on this route &ndash; I mean joint deliverables that will bring concrete benefits to the citizens, such as the visa-free regime, full access to the EU market and generous financial support by the EU to help Moldovan society bear the costs of reforms. Moldova has managed to achieve quite a lot under these conditions. It is now very close to two key milestones: the completion of the visa liberalisation action plan and the initialling of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><strong>Moldova.ORG: How efficient does Moldova spend the EU funds?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12px\">Stefan F&uuml;le:&nbsp;<\/strong>Moldova has one of the highest rates of disbursement of EU assistance based on results, which in our terminology indicates good performance. Budget support operations, which represent 70% of our bilateral assistance and consist in transferring grant money to the Moldovan State budget against the achievement of agreed benchmarks, have achieved excellent results &ndash; between 86% and 99.9% depending on the programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The highest rate of success was achieved by the operation that we conducted in 2008-2011 to help reform the social assistance system. We are satisfied with the implementation of the programmes that support energy sector reform and rural development projects. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/' data-heateor-sss-no-counts=\"1\"><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" ><\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moldova.org%2Fen%2Fstefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng%2F\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#0765FE;width:100px;height:35px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M28 16c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12S4 9.373 4 16c0 5.628 3.875 10.35 9.101 11.647v-7.98h-2.474V16H13.1v-1.58c0-4.085 1.849-5.978 5.859-5.978.76 0 2.072.15 2.608.298v3.325c-.283-.03-.775-.045-1.386-.045-1.967 0-2.728.745-2.728 2.683V16h3.92l-.673 3.667h-3.247v8.245C23.395 27.195 28 22.135 28 16Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Stefan%20F%C3%BCle%3A%20Reforms%20in%20Moldova%20are%20needed%20to%20be%20handled%20with%20care%2C%20explained%20better%20and%20conducted%20in%20an%20inclusive%20manner%2F%2FINTERVIEW&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moldova.org%2Fen%2Fstefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng%2F\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_twitter\" style=\"background-color:#55acee;width:100px;height:35px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-4 -4 39 39\"><path d=\"M28 8.557a9.913 9.913 0 0 1-2.828.775 4.93 4.93 0 0 0 2.166-2.725 9.738 9.738 0 0 1-3.13 1.194 4.92 4.92 0 0 0-3.593-1.55 4.924 4.924 0 0 0-4.794 6.049c-4.09-.21-7.72-2.17-10.15-5.15a4.942 4.942 0 0 0-.665 2.477c0 1.71.87 3.214 2.19 4.1a4.968 4.968 0 0 1-2.23-.616v.06c0 2.39 1.7 4.38 3.952 4.83-.414.115-.85.174-1.297.174-.318 0-.626-.03-.928-.086a4.935 4.935 0 0 0 4.6 3.42 9.893 9.893 0 0 1-6.114 2.107c-.398 0-.79-.023-1.175-.068a13.953 13.953 0 0 0 7.55 2.213c9.056 0 14.01-7.507 14.01-14.013 0-.213-.005-.426-.015-.637.96-.695 1.795-1.56 2.455-2.55z\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Odnoklassniki\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_odnoklassniki\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.ok.ru\/dk?cmd=WidgetSharePreview&st.cmd=WidgetSharePreview&st.shareUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moldova.org%2Fen%2Fstefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng%2F&st.client_id=-1\" title=\"Odnoklassniki\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_odnoklassniki\" style=\"background-color:#f2720c;width:100px;height:35px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M16 16.16a6.579 6.579 0 0 1-6.58-6.58A6.578 6.578 0 0 1 16 3a6.58 6.58 0 1 1 .002 13.16zm0-9.817a3.235 3.235 0 0 0-3.236 3.237 3.234 3.234 0 0 0 3.237 3.236 3.236 3.236 0 1 0 .004-6.473zm7.586 10.62c.647 1.3-.084 1.93-1.735 2.99-1.395.9-3.313 1.238-4.564 1.368l1.048 1.05 3.877 3.88c.59.59.59 1.543 0 2.133l-.177.18c-.59.59-1.544.59-2.134 0l-3.88-3.88-3.877 3.88c-.59.59-1.543.59-2.135 0l-.176-.18a1.505 1.505 0 0 1 0-2.132l3.88-3.877 1.042-1.046c-1.25-.127-3.19-.465-4.6-1.37-1.65-1.062-2.38-1.69-1.733-2.99.37-.747 1.4-1.367 2.768-.29C13.035 18.13 16 18.13 16 18.13s2.968 0 4.818-1.456c1.368-1.077 2.4-.457 2.768.29z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Telegram\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_telegram\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moldova.org%2Fen%2Fstefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng%2F&text=Stefan%20F%C3%BCle%3A%20Reforms%20in%20Moldova%20are%20needed%20to%20be%20handled%20with%20care%2C%20explained%20better%20and%20conducted%20in%20an%20inclusive%20manner%2F%2FINTERVIEW\" title=\"Telegram\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_telegram\" style=\"background-color:#3da5f1;width:100px;height:35px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M25.515 6.896L6.027 14.41c-1.33.534-1.322 1.276-.243 1.606l5 1.56 1.72 5.66c.226.625.115.873.77.873.506 0 .73-.235 1.012-.51l2.43-2.363 5.056 3.734c.93.514 1.602.25 1.834-.863l3.32-15.638c.338-1.363-.52-1.98-1.41-1.577z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"heateorSssClear\"><\/div><\/div><div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div>","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\/\/INTERVIEW - Moldova.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Autor invitat\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Autor invitat\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e590ccdfbd35fcd038aaf1b84370dadd\"},\"headline\":\"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\\\/\\\/INTERVIEW\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-04-08T00:06:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1051,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\\\/\\\/INTERVIEW - Moldova.org\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-04-08T00:06:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e590ccdfbd35fcd038aaf1b84370dadd\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\\\/\\\/INTERVIEW\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Moldova.org\",\"description\":\"The first news website of Moldova\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e590ccdfbd35fcd038aaf1b84370dadd\",\"name\":\"Autor invitat\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f57d391b1fe13609c1c398a550a7b6f0e8babe6cd537d48bbeb806ba55c53094?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f57d391b1fe13609c1c398a550a7b6f0e8babe6cd537d48bbeb806ba55c53094?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f57d391b1fe13609c1c398a550a7b6f0e8babe6cd537d48bbeb806ba55c53094?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Autor invitat\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.moldova.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\/\/INTERVIEW - Moldova.org","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Autor invitat","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/"},"author":{"name":"Autor invitat","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/e590ccdfbd35fcd038aaf1b84370dadd"},"headline":"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\/\/INTERVIEW","datePublished":"2013-04-08T00:06:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/"},"wordCount":1051,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["Politics"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/","url":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/","name":"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\/\/INTERVIEW - Moldova.org","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2013-04-08T00:06:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/e590ccdfbd35fcd038aaf1b84370dadd"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stefan-fule-reforms-in-moldova-are-needed-to-be-handled-with-care-explained-better-and-conducted-in-an-inclusive-mannerinterview-236189-eng\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stefan F\u00fcle: Reforms in Moldova are needed to be handled with care, explained better and conducted in an inclusive manner\/\/INTERVIEW"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/","name":"Moldova.org","description":"The first news website of Moldova","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/e590ccdfbd35fcd038aaf1b84370dadd","name":"Autor invitat","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f57d391b1fe13609c1c398a550a7b6f0e8babe6cd537d48bbeb806ba55c53094?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f57d391b1fe13609c1c398a550a7b6f0e8babe6cd537d48bbeb806ba55c53094?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f57d391b1fe13609c1c398a550a7b6f0e8babe6cd537d48bbeb806ba55c53094?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Autor invitat"},"url":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}