On Tuesday at noon, the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addresses MEPs in a formal sitting.

President Sandu’s speech comes ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova on 28 September, amid warnings that the Kremlin is continuing to deploy a range of online and offline tactics, including disinformation and vote-buying schemes, in an attempt to derail the country’s current pro-European trajectory. The Republic of Moldova was officially granted EU candidate country status together with Ukraine in June 2022.

You can watch President Sandu’s speech here.

On Tuesday evening, MEPs will also hold a separate plenary debate with Council and Commission on how to strengthen Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference. They will vote on an accompanying resolution on XXXXXXXXWednesday.

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

SANDU, Maia (MD)

Formal address by Moldovan President Maia Sandu

EP Plenary session - formal sitting - Address by Maia SANDU, President of the Republic of Moldova

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, opens the formal sitting with Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova, and welcomes her to the European Parliament. President Metsola congratulates Moldova on its progress toward EU accession and reaffirmed the country’s European future. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Formal sitting with Maia SANDU, President of the Moldovan Republic: Opening statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

This News item shows the arrival of President of Moldova Maia SANDU, the welcome by EP President Roberta METSOLA and their meeting prior to her address to MEPS in a formal sitting. President Sandu’s speech comes ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova on 28 September, amid warnings that the Kremlin is continuing to deploy a range of online and offline tactics, including disinformation and vote-buying schemes, in an attempt to derail the country’s current pro-European trajectory. The Republic of Moldova was officially granted EU candidate country status together with Ukraine in June 2022. You can watch President Sandu’s speech here. On Tuesday evening, MEPs will also hold a separate plenary debate with Council and Commission on how to strengthen Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference.

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