{"id":448025,"date":"2020-02-20T20:47:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=448025"},"modified":"2020-02-20T20:57:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:57:20","slug":"eu-official-its-been-a-long-time-weve-been-patient-we-will-judge-the-governments-actions-objectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/eu-official-its-been-a-long-time-weve-been-patient-we-will-judge-the-governments-actions-objectively\/","title":{"rendered":"EU official: “It’s been a long time we’ve been patient. We will judge the Government’s actions objectively.”"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Director for Russia, Eastern partnership, Central Asia and OSCE, and Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service (EEAS),\u00a0Luc Pierre Devigne<\/strong>, paid a visit to Chi\u0219in\u0103u today to participate in the 5th meeting of the EU-Moldova Association Committee.<\/p>\n

He addressed a message to the Moldovan government during a press conference<\/a>, criticising the way the reforms were implemented in the country, especially the way the famous bank fraud<\/strong> from Moldova, called also “the theft of the century”<\/em> was investigated. Devigne considers inadmissible the fact that, after five years, the persons and companies that were involved in the fraud were not held accountable.<\/p>\n

“It is unacceptable that after the theft of the billion was uncovered and deeply investigated by a leading financial investigation team – the Kroll company, whose findings were made publicly available, the investigation was still not finalised on various pretexts. We cannot believe that it is legally not possible to prosecute such a fraud.[…] It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure that justice works in the country. We want to see an open and transparent process that includes not only the Government, but also the consultation of opposition, civil society and the EU institutions\u00a0recommendations.\u201d<\/em> said Devigne.<\/p>\n

The EU official told the Moldovan politicians: “It’s time for actions. It’s been a long time we’ve been supportive, we’ve been patient. Now, we will judge the Government’s actions objectively.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The EU has always supported the Republic of Moldova, but the EU cannot substitute for good governance and the actions that should be taken by the Government. Our support is not unconditional.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said that European assistance will depend on how laws and democratic standards will be respected in Moldova. Particularly, Luc Pierre Devigne mentioned that the Republic of Moldova should join the Anticorruption Network<\/strong> for an effective fight against corruption, strengthen independent media and improve the quality of life in the case of the Moldovan citizens.<\/p>\n

Luc Pierre Devigne also referred to the subject of the Citizenship by Investment Law<\/strong>, on which the Government applied a moratorium, but only until February 24, 2020. The official was disappointed that people who obtained such kind of citizenship remained anonymous. “We do not see this as compatible with a serious and secure visa liberalisation regime. It’s a security issue.\u201d<\/em> highlighted Devigne.<\/p>\n

One of the central messages of the EU delegation to Moldova concerned the importance of boosting the cooperation between Moldova and the community bloc.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the Moldovan authorities reiterated their commitment to comply with the recommendations of international organisations such as the OSCE and the Venice Commission, and to ensure public consultations on major projects.<\/p>\n

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Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Director for Russia, Eastern partnership, Central Asia and OSCE, and Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service (EEAS),\u00a0Luc Pierre Devigne, paid a visit to Chi\u0219in\u0103u today to participate in the 5th meeting of the EU-Moldova Association Committee. He addressed a message to the Moldovan government during a press […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":448026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9,3,4],"tags":[435,569,607,277,168,35,27,523],"class_list":["post-448025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-en","category-justice","category-politics","category-society","tag-bank-fraud","tag-declaration","tag-devigne","tag-eastern-partnership","tag-european-union","tag-important","tag-moldova","tag-official"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Director for Russia, Eastern partnership, Central Asia and OSCE, and Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service (EEAS),\u00a0Luc Pierre Devigne<\/strong>, paid a visit to Chi\u0219in\u0103u today to participate in the 5th meeting of the EU-Moldova Association Committee.<\/p>\n

He addressed a message to the Moldovan government during a press conference<\/a>, criticising the way the reforms were implemented in the country, especially the way the famous bank fraud<\/strong> from Moldova, called also “the theft of the century”<\/em> was investigated. Devigne considers inadmissible the fact that, after five years, the persons and companies that were involved in the fraud were not held accountable.<\/p>\n

“It is unacceptable that after the theft of the billion was uncovered and deeply investigated by a leading financial investigation team – the Kroll company, whose findings were made publicly available, the investigation was still not finalised on various pretexts. We cannot believe that it is legally not possible to prosecute such a fraud.[…] It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure that justice works in the country. We want to see an open and transparent process that includes not only the Government, but also the consultation of opposition, civil society and the EU institutions\u00a0recommendations.\u201d<\/em> said Devigne.<\/p>\n

The EU official told the Moldovan politicians: “It’s time for actions. It’s been a long time we’ve been supportive, we’ve been patient. Now, we will judge the Government’s actions objectively.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The EU has always supported the Republic of Moldova, but the EU cannot substitute for good governance and the actions that should be taken by the Government. Our support is not unconditional.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said that European assistance will depend on how laws and democratic standards will be respected in Moldova. Particularly, Luc Pierre Devigne mentioned that the Republic of Moldova should join the Anticorruption Network<\/strong> for an effective fight against corruption, strengthen independent media and improve the quality of life in the case of the Moldovan citizens.<\/p>\n

Luc Pierre Devigne also referred to the subject of the Citizenship by Investment Law<\/strong>, on which the Government applied a moratorium, but only until February 24, 2020. The official was disappointed that people who obtained such kind of citizenship remained anonymous. “We do not see this as compatible with a serious and secure visa liberalisation regime. It’s a security issue.\u201d<\/em> highlighted Devigne.<\/p>\n

One of the central messages of the EU delegation to Moldova concerned the importance of boosting the cooperation between Moldova and the community bloc.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the Moldovan authorities reiterated their commitment to comply with the recommendations of international organisations such as the OSCE and the Venice Commission, and to ensure public consultations on major projects.<\/p>\n

Photo: cotidianul.md<\/p>\n

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