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Launch of the first Independent Monitoring Report on Moldova's progress in implementing the European Commission's recommendations in the EU accession process: achievements, constraints, priorities

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Launch of the first Independent Monitoring Report on Moldova's progress in implementing the European Commission's recommendations in the EU accession process: achievements, constraints, priorities

Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.

On 23 July 2024, the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, with the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE), Institutum Virtutes Civilis (IVC) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, presented Independent Monitoring Report No. 1, assessing Moldova's progress in implementing the European Commission's recommendations in the EU accession process.

The report covers 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 and aims to inform decision-makers and civil society, as well as the European Commission's first enlargement report on Moldova, due in autumn. The average score for the “Fundamentals” cluster is 3.2 out of 5. Security scored highest (4.3), while freedom of expression scored lowest (2).

Progress was noted in justice, including the new Superior Council of Magistracy and Superior Council of Prosecutors, and in separating the Anticorruption Prosecutor's Office from the National Anticorruption Centre. Constraints include lengthy vetting procedures, low salaries at the employment agency and the statistics bureau, weak social dialogue, and limited public involvement in budget oversight. Adrian Lupușor called the score good given the ambitious recommendations and urged faster implementation.

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