Sandu calls on the EU to provide 'clarity and engagement' for Moldova’s accession

Published connected 31/10/2025 - 18:57 GMT+1 •Updated 20:04

Moldova is committed to joining nan European Union but nan state needs “sustained engagement” and “clarity” from nan bloc to make advancement towards integration, Moldovan President Maia Sandu has told Euronews.

Since negotiations were formally opened pinch nan EU successful June 2024, Moldova “has shown determination and delivered connected its commitments,” Sandu said successful an emailed statement.

“What we request now is sustained engagement and clarity from nan EU to support enlargement arsenic a strategical privilege and to support nan momentum for those who deliver.”

Sandu will laic retired her expectations of nan EU astatine Euronews’ “Enlargement Summit” adjacent Tuesday successful Brussels, nan aforesaid time that nan European Commission is group to praise Chișinău's efforts towards integration successful its yearly information of nan campaigner countries.

The bloc besides consolidated support for Moldova’s EU integration by announcing up to €1.9 cardinal successful funding for 2025–2027 nether nan caller Moldova Growth Plan — nan largest EU financial package since nan country’s independence.

Still, nan state faces a analyzable way ahead, caught successful nan crossfire of Hungary's veto of Ukraine's bid for membership. Chisinau revenge its exertion to subordinate nan EU almost astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic Kyiv successful 2022 and nan 2 countries person been coupled since.

Moldova and Ukraine are fresh to unfastened nan first cluster of accession negotiations, known arsenic Fundamentals, which covers cardinal topics specified arsenic democracy, quality rights, security, nan judicial strategy and nationalist procurement.

The EU has truthful acold refrained from decoupling nan rank applications of nan 2 countries, fearing that specified divided would undermine Kyiv astatine a clip erstwhile accession is seen arsenic providing information guarantees. But that could besides slow down nan process.

Sandu told Euronews her country’s rank had “taken connected a deeper meaning" aft nan warfare successful Ukraine.

“For years, our European way was guided by nan dream of improvement – to modernise our country, entree nan EU marketplace and fortify nan economy,” Sandu said. “It is now besides a way of information and stability."

“Moldova tin past and consolidate arsenic a populist only arsenic portion of nan EU,” she added.

Sandu has championed her country’s way to nan EU successful portion to antagonistic Moscow's hybrid attempts to interfere successful its caller predetermination and polarise society.

Her pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won parliamentary elections successful September seen arsenic important to consolidate nan country's way to EU membership.

“Moldova wants to unrecorded successful bid and is fresh to play its portion successful a stronger, safer Europe,” Sandu said.

Euronews will broadcast its flagship EU Enlargement Summit unrecorded connected its tv and integer platforms, including YouTube, astatine 2 p.m. CET connected Tuesday.