AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCouncil of Europe in Chisinau: Moldova is set to host the 135th Ministerial Session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers on May 15, with 50+ delegations and 20+ foreign ministers expected at the Palace of the Republic, as the country hands over its rotating presidency. EU enlargement push: EU officials meeting in Cyprus and Brussels stressed the rule of law and moving fast on accession steps, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc may open negotiations with Ukraine in June and discussed what the EU would demand from Russia. Security and money: Kallas also announced a plan to double military support for Moldova under the European Peace Facility to €120m a year, and Moldova’s inflation picture remains mixed as April data show food and non-food price pressures. Diplomacy reset: Ukraine’s Andrii Sybiha says Kyiv wants to “open a new page” with Georgia and plans to meet his Georgian counterpart in Moldova soon. Cross-border connectivity: Moldova and Romania restored a Cantemir–Fălciu rail link, aiming to boost freight routes into EU markets. Local politics: Opposition renewed calls for Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatii to resign after a fatal shooting involving a minor.
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