{"id":445456,"date":"2018-04-06T08:57:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T08:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=445456"},"modified":"2018-04-06T08:57:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T08:57:34","slug":"eu-report-moldova-association-agreement-considerably-progress-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/eu-report-moldova-association-agreement-considerably-progress-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"EU report on Moldova Association Agreement: Considerably more progress is needed"},"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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>5 April 2018- The European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/eeas\/files\/association_implementation_report_on_moldova.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented a new report<\/a> on the implementation of the Association Agreement by the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The European officials <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/rapid\/press-release_IP-18-2781_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognize<\/a>\u00a0Moldova&#8217;s <em>&#8220;some progress&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>in the implementation of reforms in line with the Association Agreement, but also the stabilization of the economy with conditional support from the international partners.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The EU remains Moldova&#8217;s main trade partner. In 2017 total EU-Moldova bilateral trade amounted to EUR 4 billion, which represents a 18% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. The EU share in Moldova&#8217;s export has been increasing steadily since the entry into force of the AA\/DCFTA, and it accounts for around 55% of Moldovan total trade&#8221;, reads the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, the EU underlines the need for\u00a0<em>considerably more progress\u00a0<\/em>in areas like anti-corruption fight, rule of law, democracy and good governance. The EU is particularly concerned about the widespread corruption in Moldova, the independence of justice, law enforcement and national anti-corruption authorities. The limited progress on the 2014 banking fraud investigation also raises doubts about the will to prosecute the guilty ones.<\/p>\n<p>Here is EU&#8217;s assessment on different dimensions of Moldova&#8217;s Association Agreement implementation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Democracy, human rights, and good governance<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The EU is concerned that the Moldovan Parliament completely disregarded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/venice-commission-odihr-draft-law-mixed-electoral-system-moldova-raises-significant-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venice Commission&#8217;s recommendation<\/a> not to implement the mixed electoral system. Moreover, it points out to the fact that party and campaign financing issues were not fully addressed. The concentration of media ownership and monopolization of the advertising market is also relevant in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>The EU acknowledges Moldova&#8217;s progress achieved in drafting an Audiovisual\u00a0Code, continuing the Public Administration Reform and the alignment of budget planning with international practices (though lacking larger public participation in formulating and monitoring the annual budget).<\/p>\n<p>On the human rights and rule of law, the EU reveals the lack of trust in the justice system, pointing at several examples of dysfunctionalities: the dismissal of a judge based on an unconstitutional opinion of intelligence services, the widespread use of pre-trial detention, the death of a mentally ill detainee\u00a0in custody, only 3 out of 17 prisons compliance to minimum standards of detention. The report mentions the limited progress on the implementation of plans to combat discrimination, and women and domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>On Civil Society Organisations, the EU takes note of Chi\u0219in\u0103u&#8217;s attempts to limit the foreign funding for CSOs with political activities.<\/p>\n<p>On Foreign and Security Policy, the EU takes note of the President Dodon&#8217;s rejection of the National Security Strategy, but also about the progress in the Transnistrian conflict settlement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Economic development and market opportunities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The EU acknowledged the progress of the reforms in the banking and financial sectors, reforms particularly driven by the National Bank of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The business environment is thought to be affected by corruption and inconsistent policies, accompanied by regulatory burden. The access to finance of SMEs is considered to be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The report mentions that the authorities claim the transposal of 10 out of 25 EU directives in the area of health and safety.<\/p>\n<p>The reform of the pensions and health systems needs to be continued and developed, the EU believes.<\/p>\n<p>On trade, the EU reports accounting for 55% of Moldova&#8217;s total trade with bilateral trade increasing in 2017 by 18% and some products like plums and grapes exceeding the zero-duty tariff rate quotas. The report reads that there are still discrepancies in product legislation, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary standards.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms in public procurement are considered to be slowed down by conflicts of interest and lacked transparency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Connectivity, Energy Efficiency, Climate Action, Environment and Civil Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report takes note of the advancement in the transposition of the 3rd Energy Package by the Moldovan authorities by increasing the independence of the energy regulator. Still, the <em>u<\/em><em>nbundling of gas and electricity transmission and distribution from production remains to be completed.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On energy procurement, the EU mentions the irregularities in the 2017 energy procurement contest, though much more improved.<\/p>\n<p>On climate change and environmental protection, the EU reports that the Moldovan authorities still lack the permanent institutional framework for combatting issues in the field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mobility and People to People Contacts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report mentions that more than one million Moldovan citizens have benefitted from the visa-free regime since 2014, but that some related benchmarks in the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering are not met.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/eeas\/files\/association_implementation_report_on_moldova.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report also lists<\/a> the EU funding going to Moldova and its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The EU-Moldova Association Agreement, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), entered into force on 1 July 2016.<\/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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>5 April 2018- The European Union presented a new report on the implementation of the Association Agreement by the Republic of Moldova. The European officials recognize\u00a0Moldova&#8217;s &#8220;some progress&#8221;\u00a0in the implementation of reforms in line with the Association Agreement, but also the stabilization of the economy with conditional support from the international partners. &#8220;The EU remains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":445235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-445456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-important"],"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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>5 April 2018- The European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/eeas\/files\/association_implementation_report_on_moldova.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented a new report<\/a> on the implementation of the Association Agreement by the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The European officials <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/rapid\/press-release_IP-18-2781_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognize<\/a>\u00a0Moldova&#8217;s <em>&#8220;some progress&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>in the implementation of reforms in line with the Association Agreement, but also the stabilization of the economy with conditional support from the international partners.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The EU remains Moldova&#8217;s main trade partner. In 2017 total EU-Moldova bilateral trade amounted to EUR 4 billion, which represents a 18% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. The EU share in Moldova&#8217;s export has been increasing steadily since the entry into force of the AA\/DCFTA, and it accounts for around 55% of Moldovan total trade&#8221;, reads the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, the EU underlines the need for\u00a0<em>considerably more progress\u00a0<\/em>in areas like anti-corruption fight, rule of law, democracy and good governance. The EU is particularly concerned about the widespread corruption in Moldova, the independence of justice, law enforcement and national anti-corruption authorities. The limited progress on the 2014 banking fraud investigation also raises doubts about the will to prosecute the guilty ones.<\/p>\n<p>Here is EU&#8217;s assessment on different dimensions of Moldova&#8217;s Association Agreement implementation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Democracy, human rights, and good governance<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The EU is concerned that the Moldovan Parliament completely disregarded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/venice-commission-odihr-draft-law-mixed-electoral-system-moldova-raises-significant-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venice Commission&#8217;s recommendation<\/a> not to implement the mixed electoral system. Moreover, it points out to the fact that party and campaign financing issues were not fully addressed. The concentration of media ownership and monopolization of the advertising market is also relevant in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>The EU acknowledges Moldova&#8217;s progress achieved in drafting an Audiovisual\u00a0Code, continuing the Public Administration Reform and the alignment of budget planning with international practices (though lacking larger public participation in formulating and monitoring the annual budget).<\/p>\n<p>On the human rights and rule of law, the EU reveals the lack of trust in the justice system, pointing at several examples of dysfunctionalities: the dismissal of a judge based on an unconstitutional opinion of intelligence services, the widespread use of pre-trial detention, the death of a mentally ill detainee\u00a0in custody, only 3 out of 17 prisons compliance to minimum standards of detention. The report mentions the limited progress on the implementation of plans to combat discrimination, and women and domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>On Civil Society Organisations, the EU takes note of Chi\u0219in\u0103u&#8217;s attempts to limit the foreign funding for CSOs with political activities.<\/p>\n<p>On Foreign and Security Policy, the EU takes note of the President Dodon&#8217;s rejection of the National Security Strategy, but also about the progress in the Transnistrian conflict settlement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Economic development and market opportunities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The EU acknowledged the progress of the reforms in the banking and financial sectors, reforms particularly driven by the National Bank of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The business environment is thought to be affected by corruption and inconsistent policies, accompanied by regulatory burden. The access to finance of SMEs is considered to be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The report mentions that the authorities claim the transposal of 10 out of 25 EU directives in the area of health and safety.<\/p>\n<p>The reform of the pensions and health systems needs to be continued and developed, the EU believes.<\/p>\n<p>On trade, the EU reports accounting for 55% of Moldova&#8217;s total trade with bilateral trade increasing in 2017 by 18% and some products like plums and grapes exceeding the zero-duty tariff rate quotas. The report reads that there are still discrepancies in product legislation, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary standards.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms in public procurement are considered to be slowed down by conflicts of interest and lacked transparency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Connectivity, Energy Efficiency, Climate Action, Environment and Civil Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report takes note of the advancement in the transposition of the 3rd Energy Package by the Moldovan authorities by increasing the independence of the energy regulator. Still, the <em>u<\/em><em>nbundling of gas and electricity transmission and distribution from production remains to be completed.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On energy procurement, the EU mentions the irregularities in the 2017 energy procurement contest, though much more improved.<\/p>\n<p>On climate change and environmental protection, the EU reports that the Moldovan authorities still lack the permanent institutional framework for combatting issues in the field.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mobility and People to People Contacts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report mentions that more than one million Moldovan citizens have benefitted from the visa-free regime since 2014, but that some related benchmarks in the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering are not met.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/sites\/eeas\/files\/association_implementation_report_on_moldova.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report also lists<\/a> the EU funding going to Moldova and its 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