Press release - MEPs approve €145 million in additional assistance to Moldova

MEPs endorsed the Commission’s proposal to give the Moldovan government support to stabilise the country’s economic situation, by 561 votes to 43, with 20 abstentions.

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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  • MEPs endorsed the Commission’s proposal to give the Moldovan government support to stabilise the country’s economic situation, by 561 votes to 43, with 20 abstentions.
  • The support, totalling €45 million in grants and up to €100 million in loans, would be disbursed in two instalments planned for the third and fourth quarters of 2023, provided certain policy conditions are met by Moldova.
  • The energy crisis and a fall in household consumption and investment has put additional pressure on Moldova's public finances.
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    Rapporteur Markéta Gregorová (Greens/EFA, CZ) said: “The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine did not spare anyone and certainly not Moldova.
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