​EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BLESSES RATIFICATION OF ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH MOLDOVA

On Thursday morning, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament gave its consent to the ratification of the Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova, with 44 votes in favor and 3 votes against.

Committee Chairman Elmar Brok said in this connection that through such high support, the Foreign Affairs Committee sends a clear and strong message to the Plenary of the European Parliament to swiftly go ahead with the ratification process and calls on the national Parliaments of the Member States who have not yet done so to proceed with their ratification process.

“The committee reiterated its continued and unwavering support for the progress made by Moldova in strengthening relations with the EU ahead of the Moldovan parliamentary elections taking place on November 30,” said Elmar Brok.

The European Parliament will vote on the positive recommendation by the Foreign Affairs Committee on the conclusion of the Association Agreement at its plenary session of November 13.

Earlier, the European Parliament’s Committee for International Commerce also gave its positive conclusion on ratification of the EU-RM Association Agreement.

The Association Agreement was signed in Brussels on June 27, 2014 and was ratified by the Moldovan Parliament on July 2. The Agreement has already been ratified by Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Malta.