EU pledges €78.6 million to boost energy and justice reform in Moldova

14-07-2011

The European Commission has adopted the 2011 Annual Action Programme for Moldova worth €78.6 million to support the country's energy and justice sectors. A press release said the package, endorsed on 13 July, would help “promote the research into renewable energy potential in Moldova and support public awareness campaigns on energy efficiency and renewable energy.”

In the justice sector, the new assistance, to be provided through the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), will help improve efficiency of the justice system, for instance through expertise on how to set up a Justice Sector Coordination Body.

Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, said: "Today's decision confirms our full commitment to continue supporting the efforts of the Republic of Moldova to achieve concrete results in its reform process and to help the country move closer to the European Union".

The Annual Action Programme 2011 for the Republic of Moldova includes the following four components:
Sector Policy Support Programme on energy, focussing on the reform of the energy sector.
Support programme to the justice sector.
Confidence Building Measures programme aimed to help settle the Transnistrian conflictthrough socioeconomic development of local communities.
Framework Programme to support Moldova in the preparation and implementation of new contractual relations with the EU (Association Agreement, Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area and Visa Liberalisation Dialogue).