2018 Association Implementation Report on Moldova

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The report highlights the country's economic stabilisation and the progress with the implementation of some reforms, including strengthening the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). This was also a result of constant but conditional support from the European Union and other international partners. However, further efforts were seen as needed in particular in order to address high level corruption, recover the misappropriated funds from the one billion dollar banking fraud and bring to justice those responsible for the fraud. A thorough reform of the judicial system was also to be addressed.

The report covers a period which started with the third EU-Moldova Association Council, held in March 2017. It would feed the following meeting, held in May 2018.

+ EU-Moldova Association Council, 31 March 2017

The European Commission released on 3 April 2018 a Staff Working Document setting out the state of play of the commitments of Moldova under the Association Agreement signed with the European Union.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Press Release, 05.04.18: EU report: the Republic of Moldova advances in reform implementation but considerably more progress is needed http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-2781_en.htm

The Guardian, 06.04.18: EU to Moldova: sort out corruption or €100m funds will stay blocked https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/06/eu-to-moldova-sort-out-corruption-or-100m-funds-will-stay-blocked

EUObserver, 05.04.18: EU tells Moldova it is still corrupt https://euobserver.com/enlargement/141521

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