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2023/2595(RSP) Resolution on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2023/04/19
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2023/04/19
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 555 votes to 49, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.

Moldova has been disproportionally affected by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, having had to cope with an influx of over 700 000 Ukrainian refugees - proportionately more than any other country - with over 100 000 of them still remaining in the country. Its economy has been severely affected by lost trade, a decrease in foreign investment, and increased energy and transport prices.

Moldova submitted its application to join the EU on 3 March 2022, attesting to the determination of the Moldovan authorities and its citizens to advance Moldova’s European integration. Moldova is now a candidate country for EU membership. The country has embarked on an ambitious political, judicial and institutional reform process and has demonstrated its determination to fulfil the nine steps identified in the Commission opinion to meet the conditions set for the opening of accession negotiations.

Parliament stands in solidarity with the people of the Republic of Moldova during this difficult period and reiterates its unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Russia is called on to respect Moldova’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, to cease its provocations and attempts to destabilise the country and to withdraw its military forces from the Transnistrian region.

The resolution commended Moldova’s continued solidarity with the people fleeing Ukraine on account of Russia’s war of aggression, and the recent decision to grant them temporary protection in line with the relevant EU legislation. It called on the Commission to continue delivering humanitarian support via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, border management support via the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the relocated EUBAM, and support for the transfer of persons to EU Member States in the context of the Solidarity Platform.

Moreover, the EU and its Member States are called on to:

- closely monitor the situation in Moldova and to take action to counter Russia’s use of hybrid means;

- step up its support to Moldova, including by providing more technical resources, financial assistance and expertise in combating disinformation, cyberattacks and other hybrid attacks;

- broaden the scope of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to include as a punishable offence acts of corruption that undermine a country’s security, stability, constitutional order and democratic institutions;

- establish immediate sanctions against those that attempt to destabilise Moldova, undermine its security, stability and constitutional order or corrupt its political and economic institutions. In this regard, the EU is called on to sanction fugitive oligarchs Ilan Șor and Vladimir Plahotniuc personally and, where appropriate, sanction their businesses and political organisations;

- continue providing political, economic and humanitarian support to Moldova and to promote the rule of law, democracy, and reforms in the country;

- step up financial and technical assistance to support a speedy and effective EU integration process for Moldova and calls for financial assistance to be given in the form of direct budget support, in particular.

Documents
2023/04/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2023/04/12
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2023/04/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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2023/04/12
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2023/04/12
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2023/04/12
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2023/03/14
   EP - Debate in Parliament

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Activities

Votes

Les défis auxquels la République de Moldavie se trouve confrontée - Challenges facing the Republic of Moldova - Herausforderungen für die Republik Moldau - RC-B9-0198/2023 - § 5 - Am 1 #

2023/04/19 Outcome: -: 355, +: 269, 0: 5
PL IT HU EL HR AT LT SK SI BG CZ MT CY RO LV EE LU BE PT FI IE DK NL SE FR DE ES
Total
46
69
21
10
12
17
8
13
7
13
20
5
3
28
8
6
6
18
16
13
12
14
29
21
72
84
58
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Hungary PPE

1

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

4

Malta PPE

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1

Cyprus PPE

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1

Latvia PPE

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3

Estonia PPE

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1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Finland PPE

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2

Ireland PPE

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4

Denmark PPE

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1
icon: ECR ECR
61

Greece ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

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1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Romania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

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1

Germany ECR

1
icon: ID ID
56
3

Czechia ID

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2

Estonia ID

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1

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1
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37

Greece NI

1

Croatia NI

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2

Slovakia NI

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1

Netherlands NI

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1

Germany NI

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Greece The Left

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Czechia The Left

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1

Cyprus The Left

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Belgium The Left

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Finland The Left

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Ireland The Left

4

Denmark The Left

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1

Netherlands The Left

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Sweden The Left

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Germany The Left

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3

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Poland Renew

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Slovenia Renew

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Bulgaria Renew

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Lithuania S&D

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Slovenia S&D

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Czechia S&D

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4

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RC-B9-0198/2023 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2023/04/19 Outcome: +: 555, -: 49, 0: 26
DE IT PL ES FR RO NL SE HU FI CZ AT DK BE BG SK HR PT IE LT SI EL LV EE LU MT CY
Total
86
67
46
58
72
28
29
21
21
13
20
17
14
19
13
13
12
16
10
9
7
11
8
6
6
5
3
icon: PPE PPE
156

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1

Finland PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

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1

Cyprus PPE

For (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
125

Czechia S&D

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1

Belgium S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

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1

Latvia S&D

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Estonia S&D

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1

Luxembourg S&D

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1
icon: Renew Renew
95

Italy Renew

2

Poland Renew

1
3

Hungary Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Austria Renew

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1

Croatia Renew

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1

Ireland Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Greece Renew

1

Latvia Renew

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1

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3

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2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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Italy Verts/ALE

3

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3

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icon: ECR ECR
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Germany ECR

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Romania ECR

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Bulgaria ECR

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Croatia ECR

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icon: NI NI
39

Germany NI

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Germany The Left

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Netherlands The Left

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History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 555 votes to 49, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.
  • Moldova has been disproportionally affected by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, having had to cope with an influx of over 700 000 Ukrainian refugees - proportionately more than any other country - with over 100 000 of them still remaining in the country. Its economy has been severely affected by lost trade, a decrease in foreign investment, and increased energy and transport prices.
  • Moldova submitted its application to join the EU on 3 March 2022, attesting to the determination of the Moldovan authorities and its citizens to advance Moldova’s European integration. Moldova is now a candidate country for EU membership. The country has embarked on an ambitious political, judicial and institutional reform process and has demonstrated its determination to fulfil the nine steps identified in the Commission opinion to meet the conditions set for the opening of accession negotiations.
  • Parliament stands in solidarity with the people of the Republic of Moldova during this difficult period and reiterates its unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Russia is called on to respect Moldova’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, to cease its provocations and attempts to destabilise the country and to withdraw its military forces from the Transnistrian region.
  • The resolution commended Moldova’s continued solidarity with the people fleeing Ukraine on account of Russia’s war of aggression, and the recent decision to grant them temporary protection in line with the relevant EU legislation. It called on the Commission to continue delivering humanitarian support via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, border management support via the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the relocated EUBAM, and support for the transfer of persons to EU Member States in the context of the Solidarity Platform.
  • Moreover, the EU and its Member States are called on to:
  • - closely monitor the situation in Moldova and to take action to counter Russia’s use of hybrid means;
  • - step up its support to Moldova, including by providing more technical resources, financial assistance and expertise in combating disinformation, cyberattacks and other hybrid attacks;
  • - broaden the scope of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to include as a punishable offence acts of corruption that undermine a country’s security, stability, constitutional order and democratic institutions;
  • - establish immediate sanctions against those that attempt to destabilise Moldova, undermine its security, stability and constitutional order or corrupt its political and economic institutions. In this regard, the EU is called on to sanction fugitive oligarchs Ilan Șor and Vladimir Plahotniuc personally and, where appropriate, sanction their businesses and political organisations;
  • - continue providing political, economic and humanitarian support to Moldova and to promote the rule of law, democracy, and reforms in the country;
  • - step up financial and technical assistance to support a speedy and effective EU integration process for Moldova and calls for financial assistance to be given in the form of direct budget support, in particular.
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