Settlement of the Transnistrian problem - a precondition for entry in E.U.
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Saturday, 29 October 2005
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Moldova.org - Falls Church, VA, USA
Guido Podesta, chairman of the E.U.-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee, said in a recent interview with the Romanian publication Adevarul (True) that Moldova holds chances to join the E.U. if it is capable to settle the Transnistria problem. Moldova holds bigger chances to join the E.U. than Turkey, which is negotiating the adhesion conditions with Brussels, due to the small number of residents and limited territory.
The European official said that the Moldova-Russia relations are complicated, especially in the context of the Transnistrian settlement issue.
On the other hand, Podesta indicated the economic doctrine of the ruling Communist Party, which unfits the market economy principles, among internal problems of Moldova that should be solved before entry in E.U.
Guido Podesta is a member of the European Parliament since 1994, and he was deputy chairman of the European Parliament in charge with relations with candidate countries and Balkan countries in 1997-2004. Also, he had earlier held the office of co-chairman of the Moldova-E.U. interparliamentary cooperation committee. // E-journal
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