The European Commission and the Council of the EU have been called upon to take the necessary steps to start accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine by the end of 2023.
This is stated in a resolution adopted by members of the European Parliament and Euronest parliamentarians following the 10th session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly held in Chisinau. Euronest Parliamentary Assembly consists of members of the European Parliament and parliamentarians of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Siegfried Muresan, Vice President of the European People's Party Group, Chairman of the European Parliament delegation to the Parliamentary Committee on EU-Moldova Association. The resolution on the strategic importance of starting accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova was initiated by the European People's Party Group and adopted today by an overwhelming majority of the Euronest Assembly. 36 votes in favor, 0 against and 1 abstention. "In the text of the resolution, we also demand the gradual integration of Moldova and Ukraine into the European Single Market until the accession negotiations are completed. Thus, by integrating the two countries into the Single Market, citizens of Ukraine and Moldova will experience faster some of the most important benefits of actual EU accession, such as the creation of new stable and prosperous paid jobs, attracting new European investors to the two countries, increasing exports of Moldovan and Ukrainian products to the EU and easier access at lower prices to EU products. At the same time, we consider it strategically important to set a clear deadline for completing accession negotiations with the candidate countries no later than the end of this decade," said Siegfried Muresan. According to him, the resolution adopted today shows that the European Parliament and the parliaments of the Eastern Neighborhood countries are united in supporting the accession of Moldova and Ukraine to the EU. "We all agree that the European integration of Moldova and Ukraine means concrete benefits for citizens of the two countries, as well as for citizens of the European Union and all Eastern Neighborhood countries," he said. According to the press-service of the Moldovan Parliament, 3 resolutions were passed at the 10th ordinary session of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. As co-chairmen of Euronest PA Ina Coseru and Andrius Kubilius said these resolutions concern the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the European path of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia as well as the beginning of negotiations of our country and Ukraine with the European Union, after the status of candidate countries for accession to the EU. February 19-21, the 10th ordinary session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly took place in Moldova. 100 parliamentarians from Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine, as well as members of the European Parliament attended the Assembly. The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly was established on May 3, 2011 in Brussels, when the Presidents of the parliaments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the European Union signed the Founding Act of the Assembly. The mission of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly is to contribute to creation of necessary conditions for accelerating political association and economic integration between the EU and Eastern European partners, to strengthen cooperation in the region, as well as between the region and the EU. The Multilateral Assembly contributes to the consolidation, development and visibility of the Eastern Partnership. // 21.02.2023 – InfoMarket
